Paul Branham
Paul Andrew Branham
Industry Business Development Director
Paul Branham is the Industry Business Development Director at Purdue’s Rosen Center for Advanced Computing. He is the primary point of contact for companies that want to use Anvil and RCAC’s other research computing services or expertise for commercial purposes. Paul helps industry partners evaluate whether RCAC is a fit for their use case, and manages the business relationships for the Center's external customers.
Prior to joining RCAC in 2022, Paul worked on the company side of the table across several industries, including passenger transportation, payment technology, small business lending, trucking and logistics, and real estate. Paul's role exists so industry partners get a counterpart who has been in their shoes, running operations and buying corporate services.
A Purdue nuclear engineer by training, Paul returned to his alma mater to treat industry partnerships as a first-class part of RCAC’s body of work, alongside the campus research the Center already supports. He works with companies of all sizes, from startups through large industry partners, and with other programs on campus whose industry collaborators need high-performance computing.
Education
- B.S. Nuclear Engineering (2012), Purdue University
- M.S. Nuclear Engineering (2015), Purdue University
Other Fun Facts, Hobbies and Interests
- Married (wife also works at Purdue) with three daughters, two granddaughters, and a dog
- Played the tuba in high school
- Became an Eagle Scout in 2005
- Likes Planes, Trains, and Automobiles:
- Earned a Private Pilot license in 2020
- Was a member of the Reamer Club as a student at Purdue and drove the Boilermaker Special
- Supervises his Tesla when it drives him to work
- Has had four motorcycles so far (three GoldWings) but only one currently
- Leadership Lafayette alumnus (Class 51)
- Avid Purdue sports fan (Boiler up!)
- Enjoys collecting things and talking about collectibles (what do you collect?)