Brian McClendon

Brian McClendon currently serves as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Niantic, Inc., where leadership includes multiple engineering groups focused on innovative technologies. In addition to this role, McClendon is a Venture Partner at UP.Partners, providing guidance to entrepreneurs in the field of transportation technologies. Academic contributions include serving as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kansas, where McClendon teaches Startup School, and involvement as a Research Professor and founder of KSVotes.org, a mobile voter registration platform. Extensive advisory roles are held across various technology companies, with a strong background in investment as an Angel Investor in over 50 technology startups. McClendon’s education includes a Doctor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas.