As CEO of Mahaska, Branden Muhl drives overall vision and strategy for the company. He is a fifth generation family owner of Mahaska (seventh generation overall), continuing more than a century of heritage in formulating, manufacturing, marketing, distributing, and most recently retailing food and beverage products. Muhl continues to expound upon business development efforts at Mahaska by building an independently owned brand portfolio, engaging in territorial expansion, entering the alcoholic beverage category, and the retail channel.

Prior to his current roles, Muhl spent eight years on Wall Street as an equity portfolio manager where he focused on consumer & healthcare equities. He continues his investment activities by way of B Group Capital, a long-short equity investment company that specializes in healthcare subsectors such as biotechnology, genetic sequencing, and molecular diagnostics as well as consumer sub sectors like Location-Based Entertainment (LBE), hospitality, and retail.

Currently, Muhl is involved in management of diverse business interests, serves on multiple Boards of Directors, and is involved in a number of organizations across various industries. These businesses and organizations include: B Group Capital, Greystone Hotel Miami, Independent Bottler’s Association (IBA), JOMAST, Museum of Ice Cream, and YPO (Dallas Chapter).

Muhl holds a Bachelor’s degree from The University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.