Brandolon Barnett

Head of Innovation & Philanthropy, Giving Compass

Brandolon Barnett is an investor, author, and entrepreneur dedicated to merging technology and social impact to better move resources to those in need. His book, "Dreams Deferred: Recession, Struggle, and the Quest for a Better World," chronicles his personal journey through poverty and adversity to a career in social impact and tech. Currently, he serves as the Founder of The Regular App and Head of Innovation & Philanthropy at Giving Compass. He is also active as a volunteer, having served until recently as an elected ANC Commissioner in Washington, DC and currently as a board member of Spur Local (formerly The Catalogue for Philanthropy) and Trustee with World Learning. Prior to joining Giving Compass Brandolon worked as Chief Product Officer for Humanitas AI as well as Y Combinator-backed Deed and as Director of Product and later Corporate Social Responsibility Industry Solutions Lead for Salesforce.org Philanthropy Cloud. He is also actively involved in mentoring and investing in entrepreneurs of color. Brandolon holds certifications from Pragmatic Institute and the Black Venture Institute at UC Berkeley, along with an MA in International Studies from the University of London SOAS. He has been interviewed on NPR and in other contexts and spoken in the past at events like BBCon, Dreamforce, SXSW, SHRM, the Council on Foundations Annual Conference, AFP, ACCP, Independent Sector, and other settings.