Career
Branden Pearson's Experience
From defense consulting at BCG to government advisory at KPMG — a career built on analytical rigor and practical impact.
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Project LeaderJanuary 2026 – Present
- Partnered with BCG X data scientists to develop an early warning AI algorithm to accelerate defect identification and reduce warranty costs by ~$30M annually for a heavy-duty truck manufacturer.
ConsultantApril 2024 – January 2026
- Launched Transformation Management Office (TMO) for a major maritime defense company to drive ~$50M in annual EBITDA improvement; established President's roundtable with north-star performance scorecard.
- Coordinated executive briefings for the President of a major U.S. shipyard, including running weekly transformation updates for senior leadership and developing quarterly Board of Director materials.
- Led throughput acceleration & operations improvement for a major U.S. defense contractor, yielding a 25–30% throughput improvement by developing and deploying a construction operating system (plan-of-week tool, enterprise-wide dashboards, materials war room).
- Developed a roadmap to achieve ~$250M in cost savings for a major U.S. defense contractor by addressing labor and indirect procurement costs; identified ~$25M in "quick wins" to fund the broader initiative.
- Conducted commercial pricing and procurement diagnostic for a metals company to develop a roadmap to achieve ~$30M EBITDA uplift.
- Conducted return-on-investment analysis on next-generation digital investments by a major U.S. defense contractor.
- Designed an internal proposal excellence operating system to support BCG business development; built a reporting dashboard to track win/loss metrics across key accounts.
AssociateApril 2022 – April 2024
- Conducted an MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) diagnostic for the U.S. Government; identified opportunities to increase mission capability rate by 20–30 pp for a critical aircraft platform.
- Designed a manufacturing strategy and stood up a PMO for a major U.S. defense contractor; developed a 5-year, $500M capital investment plan to address capacity constraints.
- Supported a large capital project diagnostic for a ~$2B steel decarbonization project; identified opportunities to reduce schedule and cost risks.
- Conducted org and op model transformation for a ~$7B multi-BU industrial goods company, focused on reducing SG&A costs by ~$40M through a leaner, more effective org structure.
College Thread
Sales RepresentativeSeptember 2021 – April 2022
- In partnership with College Thread leadership, developed a targeted splash page for Student Government-funded organizations at the University of Florida.
- Scaled merchandise sales with target organizations from $0 to $100K in under 6 months; developed training materials to help future sales representatives replicate the success.
KPMG US
State & Local Government Advisory AssociateJune 2021 – April 2022
- Supported a State Medicaid Agency's Office of Program Integrity Fraud, Waste, and Abuse procurement; worked with a cross-functional team to publish an RFP, develop vendor responses, and prepare evaluation training materials.
- Provided ongoing support to a State Medicaid Agency's Managed Care Organization re-procurement and Readiness Review.
- Contributed to the modernization of a State Medicaid Agency's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) Core Modular Solution procurement.
- Conducted research on Emergency Rental Assistance Programs, grant management, and MCO procurements in pursuit of business development opportunities in Virginia, New York, and Tennessee.
Austin, Gillman & Lovano, P.L.L.C.
Accounting SpecialistAugust 2020 – May 2021
- Utilized Lacerte to prepare client tax returns; prepared 160+ Federal Income Tax Returns and 30+ Florida Tangible Property Tax Returns during tax season.
- Prepared income tax estimates and worksheets for clients under CARES Act provisions.
- Researched tax law regarding opportunity zones, charitable donations of artwork, and COVID-19 payroll tax credits.
REMI
Business Development AssociateJuly 2020 – December 2020
- Served on the IQ+ Business Development Launch Team; identified potential business opportunities for REMI's new quarterly economic forecasting model developed in response to COVID-19.
- Initiated contact and set up sales meetings with potential clients in the public and private sector; led the Business Development team in sales meetings set per week for four consecutive weeks.
Passages
Research FellowMay 2020 – June 2020
- Participated in eight interactive sessions focused on Christian-Jewish relations, antisemitism, and Holocaust education.
- Completed a ten-page research paper on combating antisemitism on college campuses, including proposals on anti-BDS funding policies and faculty/staff training.
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners
Budget & Fiscal Services InternMay 2019 – April 2020
- Reviewed operational audits for Facilities Management, Human Resources, and Animal Services; worked with the Strategic Performance Manager to implement audit recommendations.
- Assisted in establishing and updating SOPs for the Facilities Management Department; created building asset data entry forms for integration with a new work order management system.
- Researched strategic plans for municipal governments to identify components for Alachua County's updated five-year strategic plan.
- Reformatted a 400+ page budget proposal to comply with federal ADA accessibility laws.
University of Florida
Resident AssistantJune 2018 – May 2019
- Fostered a communal environment for 25 first-year student residents through educational and social programming centered on community belonging, wellness, global engagement, and academic achievement.
- Followed emergency protocol for crisis situations while on-call and submitted incident reports in a timely manner.
Beyond the Office
Branden Pearson also leads volunteer service trips to install clean water filters in Central America through CRU at UF and Filter of Hope.
See Volunteer Work