Mr. Branch joined the Northwest Arkansas National Airport in 2019 as Chief Business Development Officer after working for the State of Arkansas in a variety of roles including CFO for the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, Vice President of Housing at the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, and Director of Finance with the Arkansas Department of Human Services. Mr. Branch currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Community Clinic of NWA, as a board member for Pathfinder, Inc., the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce, the Northwest Arkansas Tourism Association, and as a Commissioner on the Rogers A&P Commission.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Branch worked as a cost accountant, project manager and account manager with Caterpillar Global Mining. Mr. Branch has a B.S. in Accounting from LeTourneau University, an MBA from Texas A&M University, and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is licensed to practice law in Arkansas.