the 2009

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JEREMY BRANDT

Jeremy Brandt has spent his entire life in the Metro Detroit area. Growing up in Farmington Hills, Brandt graduated from North Farmington High School in 1998. He spent the next 4 years as a Spartan at Michigan State University where he received an undergraduate degree in Communication Arts and Sciences.

Since graduating from Michigan State in 2002, Brandt has lived and worked in the Detroit and has focused his time on making his community a better place. He spent two years as a project manager and as a coordinator in the legal department at ePrize. In 2006, Brandt joined BKS Advisors as Vice President and later became a Partner of the independent Registered Investment Advisory firm. At BKS Advisors, Brandt serves on the Compliance, Strategy, and Investment Committees. He specializes in helping clients organize, enhance, and manage their financial lives.

Brandt coaches a youth basketball team, a decision that combined his love of working with children with his passion of athletics. He has coached for four seasons and has experienced great success. In 2008, he was voted as a Coach of the Year by the Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA, a distinction given to just 32 coaches amongst nearly 83,000 eligible coaches throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad. His goal is to continue to enrich Metro Detroit through both his professional and community endeavors.