Bio

Brian Armstrong is the Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency company that provides exchange, brokerage, and custody services to 100M+ verified users in over 100 countries. Founded in 2012, Coinbase went public in 2021 on the NASDAQ under the ticker COIN.

In 2020, he co-founded ResearchHub, which is working to accelerate scientific research. In 2022, he co-founded NewLimit, which is working to radically extend human healthspan using epigenetic reprogramming.

Previously, he worked as a software engineer at Airbnb, a consultant at Deloitte, and co-founded an education company, UniversityTutor, which was acquired in 2014. Mr. Armstrong holds three degrees from Rice University: Bachelor’s of Computer Science, Bachelor’s of Economics, and a Master’s of Computer Science.