Executive Officer, Director at Mynd

Where did Doug Brien go to school?

Doug Brien studied at University of California, Berkeley (Political Economies, Political Economy); Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business (MBA, Finance); De La Salle High School.

Doug Brien

Founder

Founder at Mynd

Oakland, California, United States

FoundedMynd

Founder at Mynd

Intro paths

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In turn, Doug can intro founders to Mynd's investors below.

Mynd's investors · 7

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2018 Jackson Square VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2018 QEDAlexandria QED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checks · since 2021 R136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checks Thirdstream PartnersSan Mateo

Co-founders at Mynd

Colin WielExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

RoofstockPresident & CEOcurrent2025 — present
RoofstockPresident2024 — 2025Oakland, California, United States
MyndCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2016 — presentOakland, Ca
Mynd – Property ManagementCo-CEO and Co-Founder2016 — 2017Oakalnd, CA
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessExecutive In Residencecurrent2017 — presentBerkeley, CA
Waypoint Real Estate GroupCo-Founder and Managing Director2009 — 2017Oakland, CA
Starwood Waypoint Residential TrustCEO2015 — 2016Oakland CA
Starwood Waypoint Residential TrustCo-CEO2014 — 2015Oakland, CA
National Football League (NFL)placekicker1994 — 2005
NFL Players AssociationNFLPA Players Representative - New Orleans Saints1999 — 2000

Skills & more

Real EstateStart-upsBusiness StrategyReal Estate EconomicsReal Estate DevelopmentReal Estate TransactionsAsset ManagementDue DiligenceValuationPrivate EquitySalesforce.comInvestments

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InvestorsEntrepreneurshipAsset ManagmentTeam Building

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Doug Brien?: Executive Officer, Director at Mynd
Where does Doug Brien work?: Doug Brien is Founder of Mynd.
What companies did Doug Brien found?: Doug Brien founded Mynd.
Where did Doug Brien go to school?: Doug Brien studied at University of California, Berkeley (Political Economies, Political Economy); Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business (MBA, Finance); De La Salle High School.

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Founder mafias

Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business mafia8

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nicky MontanaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Cakewalk +1 Brian GoldbergBSMFounded Redbud Brands Sebastian RualesMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Bia Mark LieberwitzBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded KarmaCheck Gabe NaviaskyBachelor’s DegreeFounded LeadBeam Lydia WinklerMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded RentCheck

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Roofstock mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Paul HsiaoBoard MemberFounded PipeDreams +1 Gregor WatsonChairman + co-founderFounded 1Sharpe Capital Mingfeng WuInvestorFounded DecorMatters Farris WuInvestorFounded DecorMatters

De La Salle High School mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Matt FaustmanFounded Honey Health +2

Mynd mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Colin WielExecutive Officer, DirectorFounded Qurrent +1

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Steve WozniakCo-founder of Apple Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AI Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport Abraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio

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Also attended Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business70

Morgan SparOperations Associate at FJ Labs Sean HogeFounder and General Partner at Starship Ventures Brian GoldbergVenture Partner at Springdale Ventures Gaetan Kerloc'hHead of Sustainability at Five Seasons Ventures Zack RosenbloomAssociate, Investments at Capital One Ventures Veera SomersalmiMember of the Board at IPR.VC

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Also attended De La Salle High School4

Alex RainesSenior Associate at JMI Equity Carter VoergeIntern at University Growth Fund Jacob Martellaro (Jake)Venture Partner at Aphelion Capital Matt FaustmanFounder at Honey Health

Shared employers

Also worked at Roofstock16

Rebecca LynnManaging Director at Canvas Ventures Daria DavydenkoVice President at Fin Capital Javier VillamizarAdvisor at Avila Diego BartoliInvestor at NuMundo Ventures Jack LeeneyManaging Partner, Co-Founder at 7GC & Co Pete SolvikManaging Director at Jackson Square Ventures

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Also worked at Mynd6

James HerbertVenture Partner at Navitas Capital Clelia PetersManaging Partner at Era Ventures Chuckie ReddyPartner and Head of Growth Investments at QED Investors Ratan ManehaniPartner at R136 Ventures Scott LoweFounder/CTO at Castle Colin WielCo-founder at Qurrent

Also worked at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business104

Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalG Alex TranInvestor at CapitalG Lisa SuennenVenture Partner at PROOF Sebastian KreisVenture Partner & IC Member at ATTOM CAPITAL

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Also worked at Waypoint Real Estate Group3

Jeff BullockChief Financial Officer at BIOSPRING PARTNERS Gary BeasleyPartner at Xtripe Angels Colin WielCo-founder at Qurrent