Brian Barnum
InvestorFounderOperating Advisor at Shamrock Capital · Board director at Vidmob
Los Angeles, California, United States
FoundedVidmob
About
Brian Barnum is an Operating Advisor for Shamrock Capital's Private Equity Strategy and currently serves as CFO of Shamrock portfolio company Skillable, which he joined in 2026. He previously worked as an Operating Partner at Shamrock beginning in 2017, and earlier held senior executive roles at media, communications, and technology companies, including COO of Brighter, Inc., COO/CFO of The Rubicon Project, COO/CFO of Business.com, President of Dex Media's Digital businesses, CFO of Rent.com, and CFO of Transaction Network Services. He began his career in investment banking at Bankers Trust Company and Alex Brown & Sons, and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson and a BA in Economics from Stanford University.
Board director at Vidmob
Intro paths
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Vidmob's investors · 8
Co-founders at Vidmob
AC
Alex CollmerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
JD
Jason DonnellExecutive Officer, Director
GR
George RoseDirector
CC
Craig CoblenzExecutive Officer
JK
James KupernikExecutive Officer
SB
Stephanie BohnExecutive Officer
GL
Greg LieberExecutive Officer
Experience
- Shamrock CapitalOperating Advisor and Portfolio Company BOD Membercurrent2026 — present
- Shamrock CapitalOperating Partner, Head of Private Equity Value Creation Team2017 — 20261100 Glendon Ave #1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- SkillableChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — present
- VidmobBOD Membercurrent2023 — present
- Brighter (acquired by Cigna)COO2014 — 2017Greater Los Angeles Area
- DemandbaseCFO2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Magnite (formerly The Rubicon Project)COO / CFO2011 — 2013Greater Los Angeles Area
- Dex One Digital (now Thryv)President - Dex One Digital / Business.com2007 — 2009Greater Los Angeles Area
- Business.com, Inc. (acquired by Dex One Digital, now Thryv)COO / CFO - Business.com2005 — 2008Greater Los Angeles Area
- Rent.com (acquired by eBay)CFO - Rent.com2004 — 2005Greater Los Angeles Area
- Unlimited Fiber Optic Communications (acquired by Cogent Communications)CFO2002 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- Classroom Connect, Inc. (acquired by Harcourt Publishing)CFO / SVP Business Development1997 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
- Transaction Network ServicesCFO1993 — 1997Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Bankers Trust CompanyAssociate - Media Group, Los Angeles1990 — 1992Greater Los Angeles Area
- Alex. Brown & Sons, IncorporatedFinancial Analyst1986 — 1988San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMBA1988 — 1990
- Stanford UniversityBA, Economics1982 — 1986
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Board LeadershipConsultingValue CreationCorporate FinanceFinancial LeadershipC Level ManagementCEO/CFO CertificationFinancial OversightStart-ups45Strategic Partnerships33Venture Capital29
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AnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementMergersCorporate DevelopmentDigital MediaEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategySaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategic PlanningStrategyFrom Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Shamrock Capital
Aaron Wizenfeld
Partner at Shamrock Capital
Andrew Howard
Co-President & Partner at Shamrock Capital
Andrew Landenberger
Operating Partner at Shamrock Capital
Ari Adler
Principal, Clover Fund at Shamrock Capital
Ashley Chiu
Vice President, Value Creation Team at Shamrock Capital
Blair Brenton
Principal at Shamrock Capital
Brian Graziano
Vice President at Shamrock Capital
Candi Dalipe
Senior Vice President, Head of Talent at Shamrock Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brian Barnum work?
- Brian Barnum is Operating Advisor at Shamrock Capital and Founder at Vidmob.
- What companies did Brian Barnum found?
- Brian Barnum founded Vidmob.
Same school
Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management208
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Shamrock Capital31
Stephen RoyerChairman & Partner at Shamrock CapitalMichael LaSalleCo-President & Partner at Shamrock CapitalAndrew HowardCo-President & Partner at Shamrock CapitalPatrick RussoPartner, Executive Committee at Shamrock CapitalLaura HeldPartner, Executive Committee at Shamrock CapitalJason SklarPartner, Executive Committee at Shamrock Capital
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Also worked at Skillable2
Also worked at Vidmob8
Harry HawksVenture Partner at Interlock PartnersEric LevineVice President at BuildGroupLynda ClarizioCo-Founder, General Partner at The 98Alex CollmerFounder & Executive Chair, VidMob at The 98Beth GostanianVP, Product, Canto at The 98Laura HeldPartner, Executive Committee at Shamrock Capital
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Also worked at Demandbase12
Stacey BishopPartner at Scale Venture PartnersNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersNed GilhulyCo-Founder & Partner at Sageview CapitalGreg SandsFounder and Managing Partner at Costanoa VenturesMartina LauchengcoPartner at Costanoa VenturesBob SpinnerFounding Partner at Jackson Square Ventures
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