Brian Smiga is a well-accomplished venture capital partner and founder with an impressive background in Silicon Valley and NYC information start-ups. He has co-authored five collaboration software patents and designed award-winning information managers, which have been licensed worldwide to major corporations like Apple, AOL, Microsoft, and others. He is also an advisor to Pritzker Group Venture Capital, a CEO coach, and a board member at Roothbert Fund Inc. In addition to founding TEDxAsburyPark, he is responsible for the growth of Telaria, Knovel, Smilebox, and Preclick, among others.

Smiga studied Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities at Swarthmore College and earned an M Phil in Literature from Trinity College Dublin. He has since become a partner/co-founder at Alpha Partners, a former board member at Roothbert Fund Inc., and the former General Manager at Telaria. He has also been an advisor to Ease Learning, Albert, Vydia, Catalyzr, Vertalo, and Adgorithms.

Brian Smiga's expertise lies in venture capital, CEO coaching, board membership, software patents, collaboration software, software licensing, Silicon Valley, NYC information start-ups, and digital management, among others.