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Brian Forde has spent more than a decade at the nexus of technology, entrepreneurship, and public policy. He is currently the Director of Digital Currency at the MIT Media Lab where he leads efforts to mainstream digital currencies like Bitcoin through research, and incubation of high-impact applications of the emerging technology. Most recently he was the Senior Advisor for Mobile and Data Innovation at the White House where he spearheaded efforts to leverage emerging technologies to address the President’s most critical national priorities. Prior to his work at the White House, Brian founded one of the largest phone companies in Nicaragua after serving as a business and technology volunteer in the Peace Corps. In recognition of his work, Brian was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and one of the ten most influential people in bitcoin and blockchain. Brian graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from University of California at Los Angeles and an M.B.A. from London B
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2 investors at Numero are tracked.
- • 616 investors hold the CEO & Co-Founder role in VCSift. Brian Forde is one of them.
- • 1,381 investors are based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
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