Brian Armstrong is the co-founder of Coinbase and has served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since inception in May 2012 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since February 2021.

Before Coinbase founding, Mr. Armstrong served as a software engineer at Airbnb, Inc., an online marketplace company, from May 2011 to June 2012. From August 2003 to May 2012, Mr. Armstrong served as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Universitytutor.com , an online tutoring directory. Mr. Armstrong also previously served as a consultant for the enterprise risk management division at Deloitte & Touche LLP, an accounting and consulting firm, from July 2005 to November 2005.

In January 2020, Mr. Armstrong founded ResearchHub Technologies, Inc., a scientific research development platform, where he currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors. In December 2021, Mr. Armstrong co-founded NewLimit, Inc., a healthcare research company, where he is an investor and a member of the board of directors.

Mr. Armstrong holds a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics and an M.S. in Computer Science from Rice University.