Brandon S. Hembree

Brandon Hembree is a Partner with Massey, Bowers & Hembree LLC. He joined the firm in November, 2004.

During the 1998 Session of the Georgia General Assembly, Brandon served as staff aide for the Senate Appropriations Committee. After graduating from college, he took a position with Ford Motor Company as a legislative associate. During his tenure at Ford Motor Company, Brandon researched and monitored business and manufacturing legislation for eight states in the southeast. He also coordinated state and federal grassroots initiatives, Political Action Committee efforts, and local business development projects related to the Hapeville Assembly Plant.

Desiring to learn more about the political process and governmental operations, Brandon later took a position with the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) as governmental relations manager in 2001. DOAS is the chief procurement agency for state of Georgia government. Prior to the formation of the Georgia Technology Authority, he was an IT account manager for politically sensitive agencies like the Georgia General Assembly, Supreme Court, Office of the Governor, Secretary of State, and many others. Brandon's responsibilities at DOAS also included managing the agency's legislative agenda and monitoring legislation impacting the day-to-day operations of Georgia government, as well as public affairs and marketing activities. At DOAS, Brandon was responsible for many of DOAS' business development initiatives with local governments, the business community, and special interest groups, particularly in the area of government contracts.

Brandon is active on the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee. He also serves as Vice-Chairman of the Technology Association of Georgia Government Affairs Task Force, which is an organization formed for the sole purpose of acting as an advocate at the Capitol for the IT industry on legislative and procurement issues.

Brandon was born in Georgia and has lived in and around metropolitan Atlanta his entire life. He graduated from Georgia State University with a B.A. in Political Science/Pre-Law. Brandon and his wife Tara currently live in Sugar Hill.