Louisiana native and LSU graduate Brandon Beach brings a special blend of Southern charisma to every endeavor. Currently, Beach is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, leading the fourth largest chamber in the metro area. Beach has played an integral role in helping North Fulton grow and prosper in his 13-plus years in Atlanta. During his tenure with the Chamber of Commerce, membership of top level executives and chief executive officers (Chairman’s Circle) has increased by 60 percent, and commerce retention developed from 67 to 82 percent annually. Beach also partnered with various organizations to increase economic development. The new Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park that opened in the heart of Alpharetta this past May is the result of such partnerships.  

Beach has also become an effective regional and state-wide leader, appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2004 to the board of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). In 2008, he was selected to chair one of GRTA’s most important committees--The Land Development Committee (formerly the Development of Regional Impact Committee). In this role, Beach leads a review of every significant development brought before the 16-county area that GRTA serves.

Beach has traveled across the state as part of his work with the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, serving on its board of directors. He has visited Chamber executives and board members from Athens to Waycross, gaining a unique perspective on business development issues statewide.

Closer to home, Beach is executive director of the North Fulton Community Improvement District. He helped found this group, which focuses on moving infrastructure projects forward. Under his leadership, the North Fulton CID has invested more than $2 million to help bring more than $30 million in new infrastructure to the District area.

Beach’s commitment to public service is exemplified in his membership on many community boards including the Regional Business Coalition, Grady Hospital Board of Visitors, the Greater Metro Atlanta American Heart Association, the Fulton County Development Authority, the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Encore Park and the Historic Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau.

A graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute in 2003 and a former member of the Alpharetta City Council and the Alpharetta Planning and Zoning Commission, Beach received an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and a Masters in Business Administration degree from Centenary College.  He and his wife, Shuntel, have two children.  They have lived in Alpharetta for the past 13 years.