Brendan McCorkle

For the last 15 + years working in technology, Brendan has started and grown multiple investor backed businesses, raised over $20MM in Venture backing, negotiated and managed a technology transfer out of a 2B+ healthcare system and ran a successful turnaround (6x revenue and 4x margin in 2.5 years). He regularly mentors current and aspiring entrepreneurs as they work to find product-market fit, fundraise, and navigate the ebbs and flows of people management through rapid growth. He has built Enterprise SaaS business as well as a Data Science/Data Engineering heavy software consultancy. Before getting into technology he was a Paramedic and a Mental Health Technician for many years, participating in one of the first rollouts of EHR technology in the US.

Brendan pursued advanced education in the area of Technology Management at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving a Master’s of Science in Technology Management in a program jointly sponsored by Wharton and the School of Engineering. This program was created to support and develop executives sitting at the intersection of technology and business, which is where he has spent the bulk of his career.