Brian Nichols

Brian Nichols has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Brian started their career as an intern at J.P. Morgan & Company in 1985 and then worked as a Systems Analyst before becoming a Senior Programmer Analyst at Bear Stearns & Company. Brian then worked as a Senior Consultant at Financial Trading Systems and as a Database Architect at C·ATS Software.

In 1998, Brian joined Commerce One as a Technical Lead, where they stayed until 2002. Following that, they worked as a Technical Lead at AuctionDrop from 2003 to 2005. Brian then joined Bonsai Development as a Product Architect from 2005 to 2008.

In 2008, they joined Berkeley Quantitative as a Database Architect, responsible for building an automated research and trading platform. During their time at Berkeley Quantitative, they were the first employee hired by the founding partners.

Since 2012, Brian has been working as a Client Architect at Aerospike, Inc., a high-performance NoSQL database company. Brian'srole involves supporting mission-critical applications in industries such as financial services, adtech, and e-commerce.

Brian Nichols attended the University of Virginia from 1982 to 1986, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.