Anthony Franco

Anthony Franco is currently an advisor at Boomtown Accelerators, a position they have held since April 2016. Prior to that, they were a mentor at Boomtown with a focus on software, user experience, marketing, product development, investor pitching, sales, and entrepreneurship.

Before their time at Boomtown, Anthony was the president and founder of Effective Inc., a design and engineering services organization that delivered over 600 successful software products. Anthony led the corporate development efforts that resulted in the purchase of EffectiveUI by WPP in 2012.

Anthony has also worked for M.C. Squares and has been in the industry for over 15 years. During their time at Effective Inc., they authored white papers, keynoted conferences, produced client summits, and co-wrote an O'Reilly book titled EffectiveUI. Some of their notable clients have included FedEx Office, Boeing, Abbott Labs, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Adobe, Fidelity, Vanguard, American Express, IBM, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Oilwell Varco, Qutar Gas, Met Life, Aflac, Level 3, CenturyLink, and Honeywell.

Anthony Franco barely graduated from LA Serna High School. Anthony spent all of their time in the computer lab, and their only area of expertise is Apple II Basic Programming.