Mr. Brandford is currently chairman and CEO of NB III Entertainment (EST 1996) located in Carmel. He is a published author and currently producing a Biopic. Mr. Brandford currently serves as one of the chief financial strategists for Team Harris L.L.C., a management company and foundation for NBA player Gary Harris, Jr. (Indiana’s Mr. Basketball 2012). Mr. Brandford served as chairman of California based Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. from 1996-2016, the nation’s only African-American and women-owned firm established in California and headquartered in San Francisco. Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., a full-service investment banking and financial services company became the most successful Black and Jewish-owned company in American history. In 2010, Mr. Brandford became the only African-American chairman to have a firm ranked in the Top 10 (#8) on Wall Street.