Brandon Davenport

Head of Equitable Commerce, Shopify

Brandon is a seasoned leader in product development and marketing, with experience at Fortune 500 companies like American Express, DIRECTV, and PwC. He has a proven track record of driving multi-million dollar growth through strategic go-to-market initiatives and customer acquisition. As an entrepreneur, Brandon co-founded and successfully sold Vesta Mobile Solutions, a tech start-up providing SMS marketing SaaS. He is also the founder of Baobab Clothing, making him a proud Shopify merchant. Currently, as the Head of Equitable Commerce at Shopify, he leads a team focused on promoting equitable entrepreneurship, especially for Black and Indigenous communities. A Morgan State University graduate with a degree in finance, Brandon now resides in Los Angeles, where he enjoys reading, traveling, and is working on improving his golf game.