Edrienne Brandon

Edrienne Brandon joined the Board in August 2014. Mrs. Brandon is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ablaze Ventures, a firm that provides entrepreneurs with value-added capital and resources to maximize their potential. During the last fifteen years, she has led close to twenty commercial launches as well as directed activities in corporate strategy, brand management, product development, commercial marketing, investor relations, and operations. Mrs. Brandon has worked for global leaders such as Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, Volcano Corporation, Philips, and Ernst & Young as well as start-up companies. Her board service has included the Duke University Trinity Board of Visitors, the Duke Board of Trustees Committee on Institutional Advancement, Harvard Business School Admissions, The Family Tree, and City Heights Prep School.  Mrs. Brandon earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, and her BA from Duke University, where she was a two-term Class President, Commencement Speaker and Griffith University Service Award recipient.