Board Member Bio

Brandon S. Bruce, Esq., LL.M.
Brandon is a former ward of the court who spent his teenage years in the custody of the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, which placed him in a revolving door of group homes, foster care, and shelters. Yet, despite his hardships in life, Brandon went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from La Salle University (2005), a Juris Doctorate degree from Villanova Charles Widger School of Law (2008), and a Master of Laws degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law (2012).  Brandon is a former Air Force J.A.G. Officer and also previously worked overseas as a Foreign Legal Advisor for Studio Legale Improda in Rome, Italy, and as an adjunct professor at Temple University Japan in Tokyo, Japan.  

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Beyond his work for the Fund, Brandon works full time as a Regulatory Counsel in the Center for Tobacco Products with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.