20+

years building products, teams, and complex systems

Experience includes · Employers and clients

  • Rebrandly
  • Pie Insurance
  • Bitly
  • PAIRIN
  • Ora Interactive
  • Sears
  • Bridgewater
  • Bloomberg
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Capital Group
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Saxo Bank

About Brandon

A builder who cares about things that actually work.

Brandon Keao

I have an engineering degree from Northwestern University and 20+ years in technology spanning consulting, product, design, research, and strategy.

That foundation shapes how I work with AI and data today: understand the problem, decide what to try, build alongside the team, and check whether it helped.

How I think

Where my approach comes from.

My Manager README says how I work with a team. My Bookshelf lists many of the ideas behind it.

Recommendations

People I’ve worked with.

“Finding someone who can translate business objectives into technical requirements is difficult. Finding someone who can also own the project, teams, and client relationship is rare.”
Andre SugaiCTO and PartnerOra Interactive
“I was consistently impressed by his thoughtful approach to product problem-solving and design. He is a wonderful collaborator who has a knack for bringing people together to generate ideas that are more than the sum of its parts.”
Jenny McKenzieDirector of Product DesignBitly
“A strong team member, team leader, and individual contributor, Brandon excelled in the variety of client cultures that we worked with. His delivery acumen, attention to detail, and willingness to learn provided deep and lasting value to our clients.”
Josh NardoWorked together for seven years

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