Brandon O. Gibson is Chief Operating Officer in Governor Bill Lee’s office. In that role, Brandon manages the operations of the State’s twenty-three departments, driving cross-department collaboration to best serve Tennessee’s citizens. Prior to serving as COO, she served as Governor Lee’s Senior Advisor.

A native of West Tennessee, Brandon graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree and Master’s degree in Agribusiness Management. She graduated from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 2000, practiced law in Texas for a year, and felt the pull back to West Tennessee, where she began practicing law in Jackson.  In 2013, Brandon was appointed by then-Governor Bill Haslam to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, where she served for over four years before joining Governor Lee’s cabinet in January 2019.  

She serves on the Board of Directors of Leadership Tennessee and the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation.