Brad Brown

National Volunteer Mobilization Lead

Brad Brown is, above all, a father to his daughter and two sons, and husband to Sarah Dodds-Brown. After studying computer science at Stanford and Cal-Berkeley and earning an MBA from Wharton, Brad spent decades building trading software for quants and traders. He was rising in senior technical leadership roles on Wall Street, including as managing director of global commodities trading technology at Goldman Sachs.

A few years ago, Brad took a different path. When COVID hit, he worked with the mayor’s office and a local university in a New York City suburb to start New Rochelle United, helping temporarily-shuttered, small businesses sell gift cards online. He also launched ‘Vote By Mail Coach,’ creating videos to assist the elderly in swing states with mail-in voting.

Next, while spending more time embracing fatherhood, Brad launched Learning Break Technology to shift kids from passive screen time to active learning. Brad recently completed a year of artificial intelligence coursework, including joining current Stanford grad students for months to more deeply learn AI’s mathematical underpinnings. Brad is currently applying this knowledge to the Learning Break context.