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Brian Forde
CEO and Co-Founder of Numero
Brian Forde, CEO and Co-Founder of Numero
Brian Forde is the CEO and co-founder of Numero, a start-up building fundraising software for Democratic political campaigns.124 He ran for Congress in 2018 and was one of the top ten fundraisers in the country for first-time candidates.12
Prior to his run, Brian served as a Senior Advisor in the Obama White House, was the Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, and founded one of the largest phone companies in Nicaragua after serving as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer.124
Brian graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from UCLA and an M.B.A. from London Business School.24 He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Graduate of the Last Decade by the London Business School, and 40 under 40 Returned Peace Corps Volunteer.2
As CEO of Numero, Brian is leading efforts to build campaign finance tools for political campaigns.4 He has been recognized as one of the most influential people in bitcoin and blockchain, and is a sought-after speaker on the topic.35
