Hi, I’m Brian.
I build in AI and hardware, and invest in founders across technology, fintech, and crypto.
I’m currently building AI-native data access and governance tools, and a platform for builders spanning development, prototyping, and manufacturing for the one-shot economy. I’m also a Venture Partner at BitRock Capital.
I studied computer science and management science at MIT, followed by an MEng in computer science. My background includes quant trading at Goldman Sachs, co-founding BTSE, and building hardware products.
Selected background
MIT & computing
Completed undergraduate degrees and an MEng in 4.5 years. Master’s thesis advised by Professor Michael Stonebraker, recipient of the 2014 ACM A. M. Turing Award. Computing work at MIT included climate-computing infrastructure with Professor John Marshall. Member of Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi, the honor societies at MIT.
Early technical work
Research internship at Google under Professor Edward Chang, and software engineering at Amazon’s Search Inside the Book team.
Contributed to work acknowledged in AdHeat: An Influence-based Diffusion Model for Propagating Hints to Match Ads ↗, published at WWW 2010.
Building businesses
BTSE is a global cryptocurrency exchange offering spot and derivatives trading. Co-founded BTSE and helped build the derivatives, margin, liquidation, and multi-asset trading infrastructure, including its pioneering USD-linear derivatives engine.
Selected awards
- MIT George C. Newton Undergraduate Laboratory Prize, first place.
- MIT Soldier Design Competition, Boeing Award.
- USA Physics Olympiad semifinalist, 2004 and 2005.
- USA Physics Bowl, New England regional winner.