Brian Modoff
Brian Modoff is the founder and CEO of MC3 Ventures, Advisory Partner at Summit Partners, and former EVP of Corporate Strategy at Qualcomm. Brian's journey spans enlisting in the US Navy at 17, eight years of night school while working full time, and 23 years as one of Wall Street's most consistently top-ranked technology analysts covering the rise of wireless and mobile technology. At Qualcomm, he led M&A and venture strategy, overseeing some of the company's most significant deals. Now through MC3 Ventures, he invests in seed and early-stage companies at the cutting edge of technology, hardware, and AI. Brian is known for his mosaic approach to spotting technology trends before the market catches on, his unfiltered candor, and his unwavering belief that persistence is the single most important human skill.