About

Branden Snyder
Principal

Born and raised on Detroit’s East Side to a working-class union family, Branden has been involved in faith, electoral and community organizing projects throughout the United States for over 15 years. Branden was the founding Executive Director of Detroit Action and the Detroit Action Education Fund where he served for seven and a half years.

While as the Executive Director of Detroit Action, Branden helped train member-leaders and staff organizers to win on campaigns such as Property Tax reform, Right to Counsel for indigent tenants, the creation of Michigan’s first Industry Standards Board, and the creation of the city of Detroit “Ban The Box” policy that aims to do fair chance hiring for those with justice impacted backgrounds. 

Prior to Detroit Action, Branden was the Deputy Organizing Director in charge of Youth Voting for the Hillary For Michigan 2016 presidential campaign, the volunteer Deputy Campaign Manager for the Garlin Gilchrist for Detroit City Clerk campaign in 2017, as well as the Statewide Director of Organizing for Michigan United. Branden’s commitment to democracy and racial justice is fueled, in great part, by his experiences as a Detroiter and that of other Detroiters who have endured poverty and the criminal justice system. 

Branden  believes in the power of bringing our communities together and challenging leaders to go from victims to victors by engaging the systems and policies that impact our lives. Branden is a graduate of the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor with a B.A. in Political Science and Afro-American studies and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Gerald R. Ford School for Public Policy. Branden also is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Incorporated and is a die-hard Detroit sports fan (GO BLUE!) filled with a love for dogs, random trivia from “The Simpsons”, Hip-Hop and the NBA.