Brandon Sixto

Background

About Brandon Sixto

I started my career in law right after returning to the Bay Area after graduating from Princeton. I was passionate about social justice and over the span of four years, had the opportunity to work in various law settings providing legal services in the immigration and employment law sectors. I relished the opportunity to help immigrants who, like my own parents, were just trying their hardest to provide a good life for their families. I also loved getting to use my fluencies in Spanish and Portuguese in a professional setting, as the relief on a client's face when I could communicate in their native tongue always made me feel like I was having a meaningful impact on my community. After re-locating to Los Angeles in support of my partner's Ph.D program, I realized I wanted to use my experience to expand my reach and synthesize some of my greatest passions - social justice, food justice and ethical business practices. While contracting, I began to develop the necessary project management, leadership and technical skills to transition into a career in data analytics, working in the tech sphere. Now, I'm seeking to use my ample experience and unique combination of education, life skills, cultural competency, communication skills and technical expertise to help support America's energy future. I am particularly interested in issues of diversity, equity and environmental justice, and strive to advocate to ensue that marginalized communities are not left out of the discussion in planning renewable energy projects. In my spare time, I enjoy reading science fiction, going on hikes with my plant identification guides and playing guitar. Additionally, I am passionate about sustainable living, and love working in my community garden and sewing clothing for myself and my friends using reclaimed or recycled materials. On top of all of that, I have a small poodle I am currently training to learn 40 tricks (we are at 21 so far!)