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Brian Forde

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Brian Forde

CEO + Co-Founder at Numero. Recovering Congressional Candidate.

Co-founderNumero logoNumero· Winter 2019🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
2019Co-founder· Numero
Founder · since 2005
Company
Numero
Role
CEO + Co-Founder
current
Stage
—
no public source
Raised
—
no public source
Based
San Francisco Bay Area
current
Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role
Source: LinkedIn work history
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Numero

Modern fundraising software for political campaigns and nonprofits.

Winter 2019

Experience

Career

  • Numero logo

    Numero

    Co-founder

    CEO + Co-Founder · San Francisco Bay Area · 2019 – Present

    2019
  • United States Congress

    Candidate CA-45 · Orange County, California · 2017 – 2018

    2017
  • MIT Sloan School of Management logo

    MIT Sloan School of Management

    Senior Lecturer · Greater Boston Area · 2016 – 2017

    2016
  • MIT Media Lab logo

    MIT Media Lab

    Director, Digital Currency Initiative · Greater Boston Area · 2015 – 2016

    2015
  • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy logo

    White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

    Senior Advisor for Mobile and Data Innovation · Washington D.C. · 2011 – 2015

    2011
  • Llamadas S.A. logo

    Llamadas S.A.

    Co-founder

    President + Co-Founder · Managua, Nicaragua · 2005 – 2010

    2005
  • United States Peace Corps logo

    United States Peace Corps

    Business Technology Volunteer · Jinotega, Nicaragua · 2003 – 2005

    2003
  • OMD USA logo

    OMD USA

    Assistant Interactive Media Strategist · Los Angeles, CA · 2002 – 2003

    2002

Bio

Brian Forde is the CEO and co-founder of Numero, a start-up building FinTech software for political campaigns. He ran for Congress in 2018 and was one of the top ten fundraisers in the country for first-time candidates. 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 famed MIT Media Lab, and founded one of the largest phone companies in Nicaragua after serving as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer.