Brian Mullin

Brian Mullin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Karlsgate, a company he established in January 2020.1 Based in Budd Lake, New Jersey, Mullin is a software developer and privacy technologist by trade.1

Professional Background

Mullin's company, Karlsgate, focuses on developing innovative technology to address the modern conflict between consumers' privacy concerns and businesses' need for insights.1 The company's privacy-as-a-service platform enables brands to exchange consumer insights safely without disclosing identifying information, even when there's a lack of trust between trading partners.1

Education

Brian Mullin holds a BS degree from Boston University Questrom School of Business, which he attended from 1988 to 1992.1

Achievements

Mullin has received notable recognition for his work:

1. In 1997, he was named "Most Promising Leader of the Future" by Dun & Bradstreet.1
2. In November 2020, his company Karlsgate won the I-COM Data Startup Challenge, an international competition showcasing top startups leveraging value from Smart Data Marketing.1

Professional Philosophy

Mullin is passionate about taking complex engineering challenges and building robust, simple solutions, a interest he has cultivated since his college days.2 His work at Karlsgate reflects this passion, as the company develops cryptographic algorithms that enable individual-level matching while preventing re-identification risks in data exchange.1