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. 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.