Brandon Porter

Brandon Porter is the General Counsel and Secretary for Merlin, where he is responsible for managing all aspects of Merlin’s legal functions, practices, and policies. Brandon began his legal career in the federal government, holding positions including JAG attorney for the US Air Force (USAF), Special Assistant US Attorney for the Department of Justice (DoJ), and Deputy Legal Counsel for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Since joining the private sector more than a decade ago, he has held leadership roles in both public companies (Lumen/CenturyLink, Equifax) and private companies (World Wide Technology, Arcadian Infracom) focused on tech, telecom, information and cybersecurity, and government contracting. Brandon earned his JD from St. Louis University School of Law and his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.