Long-term thinking on tech trends, openness, collaboration, bottoms-up networks and long connections
Behlendorf has worked in leadership positions for a mix of technology startup, public policy, and non-profit tech operations. Currently, Behlendorf is Managing Director of Mithril Capital Management, a growth-equity fund in San Francisco. He also serves on the Boards of the Mozilla Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Benetech, three organizations using technology to fight for civil liberties, open technologies, and social impact in the digital domain.
Prior to Mithril, Brian was Chief Technology Officer at the World Economic Forum. He also served for two years at the White House as advisor to the Open Government project within the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and then later as advisor to Health and Human Services on open software approaches to health information sharing.