Brian Simmons is the CEO of Braided Data Solutions, a company that developed a Machine Learning/NLP platform for document management in the legal and medical industries. With over 40 years of experience in consulting, healthcare, legal, document management, and software industries, he is an expert in PII/PHI identification, data de-duplication, and structured/unstructured data. Simmons studied Business at Portland State University and an executive program at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has previously held senior positions at Agora Ventures Portland, CLEAResult, and Fluid Market Strategies, and served as a Board Member & Investor at AIQUEOUS and Returning Veterans Project. Simmons is also a former Corporal of the United States Marine Corps (USMC).