Commissioner Lesley Briones has appointed Natara Branch to the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation.
Branch is a trailblazing business strategist and the current CEO of Houston Exponential, a role she assumed in late October 2022. Branch fell in love with Houston during her time at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business, where she earned her degree in accounting.
Before transitioning to leading Houston’s startup ecosystem, Branch spent over 18 years in leadership roles at the National Football League in New York. Notably, she became the first African American woman to hold a Vice President position within the league, overseeing strategic operations, business initiatives, and retail brands, including creating the first NFL shop for women.