Where does Brent Sullivan work?

Brent Sullivan is Independent Tax Analyst; founder of Tax Alpha, LLC of Tax Alpha.

What companies did Brent Sullivan found?

Brent Sullivan founded Tax Alpha.

Where did Brent Sullivan go to school?

Brent Sullivan studied at Cornell University (Master of Engineering - MEng, Operations Research - Financial Engineering, MPS - Statistics); University of California, Riverside (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics).

Brent Sullivan

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Independent Tax Analyst; founder of Tax Alpha, LLC at Tax Alpha

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedTax Alpha

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428 people in our graph share verified history with Brent — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mike ZakunlockedBrent: together at Cornell (2008–2010)

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About

Brent Sullivan is an independent tax analyst and the founder and host of Basis Conferences. He publishes the blog Tax Alpha Insider at taxalphainsider.com and organizes conferences through basisconf.com.

Independent Tax Analyst; founder of Tax Alpha, LLC at Tax Alpha

Experience

Basis ConferencesFounder, Hostcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Tax Alpha InsiderEditor in Chiefcurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Seattle Central Little LeagueBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
ADVDBFounder2024 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
TimeValuePrepFounder2023Seattle, Washington, United States
Paternity leaveOn Leave2022Seattle, Washington, United States
Prismatic InvestmentsFounder2022Seattle, Washington, United States
DeconstructConfFounder2016 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
Pioneer Square LabsEntrepreneur In Residence2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
ZillowSoftware Engineer2018 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
ParametricSoftware Engineer2016 — 2018Seattle, Washington, United States
SNW Asset ManagementVice President of Credit, Interim Head of Technology2013 — 2015Seattle, Washington, United States
PIMCOPortfolio Associate2011 — 2013Newport Beach, California, United States
Commerzbank AGInvestment Banking Associate2011Manhattan, New York, United States

Skills & more

C#1.NET Framework2Software as a Service (SaaS)Python (Programming Language)2Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)TerraformAmazon Web Services (AWS)AWS LambdaGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)GitDocker ProductsPublic Speaking1

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brent Sullivan?: Brent Sullivan is an independent tax analyst and the founder and host of Basis Conferences. He publishes the blog Tax Alpha Insider at taxalphainsider.com and organizes conferences through basisconf.com.
Where does Brent Sullivan work?: Brent Sullivan is Independent Tax Analyst; founder of Tax Alpha, LLC of Tax Alpha.
What companies did Brent Sullivan found?: Brent Sullivan founded Tax Alpha.
Where did Brent Sullivan go to school?: Brent Sullivan studied at Cornell University (Master of Engineering - MEng, Operations Research - Financial Engineering, MPS - Statistics); University of California, Riverside (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics).

Founder mafias

Cornell mafia535

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John ZimmerBSFounded Lyft David SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +3 Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +3 Emin Gun SirerAssociate ProfessorFounded Ava Labs +3 Uri LopatinBAFounded Assemblybio +2 Aniq RahmanB.S.Founded Ucmdigitalhealth +2

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University of California, Riverside mafia31

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Adam KhanNanotechnologyFounded Diamondquanta +1 Vanessa SmallPh.DFounded Alcheme Bio Arjun PatelBachelor's of ScienceFounded WorkClout Aiden AcevesBachelor’s DegreeFounded Primmune Therapeutics Kris DugganBachelor's degreeFounded Betterworks Isaac EspinozaB.S.Founded Kettle

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Pioneer Square Labs mafia14

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Greg GottesmanManaging Director, Co-FounderFounded Pioneer Square Labs Holdings II +1 Robert SchulteEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Lumatax +1 Todd SawickiEIRFounded Gumshoe +1 Trip EdwardsSpinout LeadFounded Vinny +1 Mike GalgonCo-Founder and Venture PartnerFounded Globalpartnerships Allison HarrEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Gemma Labs

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Commerzbank mafia10

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Marcus HaberstrohManagement Trainee (Nachwuchsführungskräfteprogramm)Founded BITROAD Consulting +1 Tancrede CollardEquity Derivatives TraderFounded QuestDB +1 Arthur WallerIntern eFXFounded Pennylane Sebastian WuerzGlobal Corporate & Investment BankingFounded VARM Thomas AntonioliVice PresidentFounded Terra Lennart PrangeInterest, Currency and Liquidity Management InternFounded Valuecase

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Same school

Also attended Cornell University1,397

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures John ZimmerCo-founder of Lyft Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

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Also attended University of California, Riverside77

Mellissa GraySenior Scientist, Protein Sciences at Deerfield Management Company Dr Jonathan AvesarScientific Lead at Lever VC Brett TeeleChief Financial Officer & Partner at Unusual Ventures Lina ChongInvestor at HV Capital Vanessa SmallInvestor at DigitalDx Ventures Bo ZhaoDirector of Commercialization at First Bight Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pioneer Square Labs30

Vivek LadsariyaManaging Director at PSL Ventures Greg GottesmanManaging Director at Pioneer Square Labs (Co-Chair) at Visible Hands Sanford SpiveyHead of Studio at 25Madison Mike GalgonChief Executive Officer at Global Partnerships Allison HarrVice President, DAF Investments at Global Partnerships Geoff EntressManaging Director at Pioneer Square Labs

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Also worked at Zillow42

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark Kleida MartiroManaging Director at Glasswing Ventures Pete FlintInvestor at NFX Doug PerlsonPartner at UNCOMMON DENOMINATOR Craig ShermanPartner at Meritech Capital Partners April UnderwoodManaging Director at Adverb Ventures

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Also worked at Commerzbank AG121

Mariusz AdamskiGeneral Partner at Ff Venture Capital Heiko SchwenderManaging Partner at CommerzVentures Fernando Díaz SolísCo-founder and Managing Partner at Kibo Ventures Charles HornAssociate at Blackfinch Ventures Nikolaos KoukiasasPortfolio Manager at Artesian Miriam UeberallTuring Labs AI; Ex-R&D at Flora Food Group, Kraft Heinz, Unilever at PeakBridge VC

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