With 20 years in the New York apparel industry, Branson Kommalan is the Principal of Victory Pass Equestrian. Branson has also taught technical construction including patternmaking, tailoring, and fully fashioned machine knitting in addition to product merchandising, supply chain, and product management at the Fashion Institute of Technology (NY) and Stevenson University (MD). He has managed his own design studio and has worked for luxury apparel brands such as Coach, Billy Reid, and Joseph Abboud.

Branson is based in Louisville, KY and holds a BFA in Apparel Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MBA in Fashion and Luxury from NYU's Stern School of Business.