Brandon Staub is a Partner at Forward.

Prior to joining Forward, Brandon was a Managing Director in the U.S. Buyout Fund and the Head of U.S. Consumer at The Carlyle Group. At Carlyle, he supported and led investments in various consumer businesses, including Nature’s Bounty, Compana Pet Brands, CVC Brasil, Grupo Madero, and Every Man Jack.

He also has worked as an investor at L Catterton, as a brand manager at General Mills, and as an investment banker on J.P. Morgan’s Consumer & Retail team.

Brandon received an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and graduated magna cum laude from the Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business at University of Pennsylvania, receiving his BSE from The Wharton School and his BA from the College of Arts & Sciences.

Beyond Forward, Brandon loves running, watching his favorite Dallas sports teams, eating oatmeal, reading a good piece of fiction, and mostly spending time with his wife and three kids.