Brian Sirgutz

Brian Sirgutz: Founder & CEO of Ampathy

Brian Sirgutz is the Founder and CEO of Ampathy, a company that integrates digital media, journalism, and social impact to create lasting change. With over 15 years of experience in creating the intersection of digital media, Sirgutz has a proven track record of driving innovation in the philanthropic content space.1

Key Experience

• Founder & CEO at Ampathy (March 2018 - Present): Ampathy automates free giving using AI to match capital with intent, people with solutions, and deliver profits while building empathy and crossing social divides on a global scale.1

• Founding Partner & Funder at Starling Lab for Data Integrity (March 2021 - Present): Sirgutz led the funding with Protocol Labs to start the Starling Lab at Stanford's School of Engineering & USC Shoah to fight the growing misinformation and disinformation crisis.1

• Senior Vice President of Social Impact and Social Innovation at HuffPost (April 2008 - March 2016): Sirgutz founded the award-winning Impact, Education, and Good News verticals which reached over 25 million people monthly and generated $26 million in annual revenue.1 He also invented the social impact publishing model, partnering with companies like Johnson & Johnson, CISCO, TED, and VICE.1

Education and Accolades

• B.A. (Individualized Study) from New York University2
• Nominated for a 2023 Emmy for Best Interactive Media for his work with Starling Lab1
• Serves on the Global Communications Advisory Committee for the Council on Foreign Relations1
• Fellow for the Tribeca Disruptive Foundation and Judge for the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund1