About
Principal at Black Jays and CTO of Parallel Markets. Has led engineering, data science, and product teams across e-commerce, media, and energy, with prior roles at Vox Media, the Washington Post, LivingSocial, ZOLA Electric, and The Atlantic; previously co-founder and CTO of OpBandit (acquired by Vox Media in 2015).
Experience
- BrillianCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2025 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- Black Jays VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- iCapitalSenior Vice President of Product Development2025New York, New York, United States
- Parallel Markets (acquired by iCapital)Co-Founder and CTO2019 β 2025New York, New York, United States
- The AtlanticVP Data and Growth2017 β 2018Greater New York City Area
- The AtlanticStrategy Consultant2016 β 2017Greater New York City Area
- Black Jays InvestmentsPrincipal2016 β 2018New York, New York, United States
- ZOLA ElectricDirector of Data2016Arusha, Tanzania
- Vox Media, Inc.Director of Data Science2015 β 2016Washington D.C. Metro Area
- OpBandit, Inc. (acquired by Vox Media)CTO / Co-Founder2012 β 2015New York, NY / Washington, DC
- LivingSocialLead Software Engineer / Lead Data Scientist2010 β 2012Washington D.C.
- Foreign Policy MagazineWeb Director2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Johns Hopkins HospitalResearch Assistant2009 β 2010Baltimore, Maryland
- Medical University of South CarolinaPhD Student, Biomedical Sciences2007 β 2009Charleston, SC
Skills & more
Ruby on Rails36Data Science23Python26Ruby36MySQL32Hadoop20Data Warehousing4Linux19R5Apache10Open Source10Web Development20
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Muller?
- Principal at Black Jays and CTO of Parallel Markets. Has led engineering, data science, and product teams across e-commerce, media, and energy, with prior roles at Vox Media, the Washington Post, LivingSocial, ZOLA Electric, and The Atlantic; previously co-founder and CTO of OpBandit (acquired by Vox Media in 2015).
- Where does Brian Muller work?
- Brian Muller is Principal at Black Jays Ventures.
- Where did Brian Muller go to school?
- Brian Muller studied at Medical University of South Carolina (MS, Bioinformatics); College of Charleston (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
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