Brandon Oldham serves as a Senior Program Officer at the George Kaiser Family Foundation on the Vibrant and Inclusive Tulsa team. He leads the foundation’s Invest North strategy, a collaborative neighborhood investment strategy with the mission of creating pathways for residents to build generational wealth. The strategy focuses on six pillars: Education, Entrepreneurship & Wealth Creation, Health & Safety Net Essentials, Housing & Neighborhood Improvement, Justice & Safety, and Youth Development initiatives across six square miles in north Tulsa.
Prior to joining the foundation, Brandon served the University of Oklahoma as Assistant Director of Student Life and the City of Tulsa as the Mayoral Aide to Mayor G.T. Bynum. Oldham has worked in recruiting, higher education, human resources, and development. The north Tulsa native is a first-generation college graduate, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma where he became a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Incorporated. Oldham has served the community through a variety of boards including the 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Commission, Tulsa African American Leadership Academy, MetCares Foundation, Thunder Fellows, Reading Partners, a Tulsa Young Professional’s Foundation trustee, 36 Degrees North, Tulsa Parks and the Tulsa Area United Way.
Brandon is a graduate of Lead North Class 8, Leadership Tulsa Class 58, Leadership Oklahoma Class 33, REALITY Impact, and the American Express Leadership Academy. Brandon is a self-diagnosed and self-medicating sneakerhead who loves spending time with his wife and children.