Brian is the CEO and co-founder of Numero, a start-up building FinTech software for political campaigns. He was a candidate for United States Congress from 2017–2018 and was one the top ten fundraisers in the country for first-time candidates including raising more money in cryptocurrency than any other political candidate in history. Prior to his run, Brian was the Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the famed MIT Media Lab where he was named the second most influential person in world on bitcoin and blockchain and helped to educate Heads of State, including his former boss, President Barack Obama, Fortune 500 CEOs, and thousands of others as they race to get up to speed before bitcoin and the blockchain disrupt their organizations.

Previously, Brian served as a Senior Advisor in the Obama White House and founded one of the largest phone companies in Nicaragua after serving as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer. For his work, Brian was named 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. Brian lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, Alison.

Brian graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from University of California at Los Angeles and an M.B.A. from London Business School.