Brian Pontarelli is the founder and CEO of FusionAuth, a fast-growing customer authentication and authorization platform built by developers for developers. With a deep passion for coding that started at a young age, Brian honed his skills while studying computer engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. An engineer at heart, he held several engineering roles to start his career, including at BEA and Orbitz, and served in a leadership role for Denver Startup Week. In 2007, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to found his first company, Cleanspeak, an online content moderation platform. As online experiences evolved, he realized there was a gap in the login and authentication market, so he launched FusionAuth in 2018 to address the challenges companies faced with a scalable, customizable solution. Beyond his professional endeavors, Brian is an avid golfer and whiskey enthusiast.