What is the name of the branch manager of the Stamford branch?

The branch manager of Dunder Mifflin’s Stamford branch is Josh Porter. Played by Charles Esten, Josh is introduced as a capable and composed regional manager who oversees the Stamford office.

Josh becomes particularly important when Jim Halpert transfers from Scranton to Stamford. Jim works under Josh there, and Michael Scott quickly views Josh as a professional rival because Josh appears more confident and competent in meetings with corporate leadership.

The Stamford branch becomes central to the season-three downsizing story. When corporate plans to close Scranton and move employees to Stamford, Josh is offered a larger management role. He uses that offer to secure a senior-management position at Staples instead, which changes the company’s plans and ultimately helps save the Scranton branch.

Josh is sometimes confused with David Wallace, who works at corporate headquarters, or Michael Scott, who manages Scranton. Jan Levinson supervises branch managers from the corporate side, but she is not Stamford’s branch manager.