"Brian is the Founder of Crowdwise.org and VentureWallet.co and is an active angel investor in over 130 startups through equity crowdfunding.

Brian holds a dual M.S. degree in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California. After working as an engineering lead and manager at a Fortune 500 company for 10 years, Brian left the defense and aerospace industry to embark as an entrepreneur and founded Crowdwise in 2019.

He serves on the Board of Directors for the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) and also on the Board of Directors for ingenuityNE (NE FIRST), whose mission is to support and inspire the next generation of innovators in STEM fields. Brian is an advisor to various startups in the equity crowdfunding industry."