About
Brandon Friedman served in the Obama administration from March 2014 until June 2015 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
After beginning his career in 2000 as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, Brandon left active duty in 2004 and spent the next 10 years as a communicator in politics, government, and business—most recently as a vice president with FleishmanHillard, advising senior-level clients for one of the world’s largest integrated communications firms.
A regular media contributor since 2007, Brandon’s memoir, The War I Always Wanted, was recognized in 2010 by The Military Times as one of “The Best Military Books of the Decade.” He has also been published by outlets like The New York Times, The Huffington Post, TIME, and The Guardian.
For his work, Brandon has been profiled by The Washington Post, Stars and Stripes, and Government Executive magazine. He is quoted in the news media often and has appeared on CNN, BBC, MSNBC, Al Jazeera and C-SPAN.
Brandon was selected in 2010 as a Truman National Security Fellow and designated an “emerging leader” by Government Executive in 2012. In 2013, he was named by Stars and Stripes as one of the most influential voices on Twitter for veterans policy.
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