Brenden McMullen
Operating at the intersection of technology, capital, and public institutions.
About
Turning complex strategy into durable outcomes requires operating systems, financial rigor, and AI-native execution.
At Google, I’m Strategy & Operations Manager for U.S. State & Local, operating in a Chief-of-Staff capacity across 50-state planning, portfolio resource allocation, AI, energy, and safety priorities, and Python and agentic workflow systems.
Previously, I spent four years in Finance & Business Management at J.P. Morgan—leading business operations, budget governance, and LLM-enabled prioritization for Corporate Responsibility, supporting U.S. Markets and AI leadership subcommittees, and partnering with the Corporate & Investment Bank on its client methane framework—following earlier portfolio governance work in the Office of the COO at the World Bank Group (IFC) and sovereign finance work with the U.S. Department of State.
Focus
Strategy & Operating Models
- 50-state & multi-year planning
- AI, energy & safety priorities
- Executive cadences & OKRs
Capital & Governance
- Portfolio resource allocation
- Budget & vendor discipline
- Demand & capacity modeling
AI-Native Execution
- Python & agentic workflows
- Decision & intelligence systems
- Public-private execution
Selected Publications
J.P. Morgan — The Methane Emissions Opportunity
World Bank Group (IFC) — FIAS Annual Review
Education
Johns Hopkins University (SAIS)
St. Lawrence University