Brian Kelley

About Me

Prior to joining The Bay Citizen as Chief Technology Officer, Brian Kelley co-founded ReputationDefender, the world’s first comprehensive online reputation management and privacy company. As Chief Technology Officer, he played a key role in assembling a quality technology team that is capable of maximizing company resources related to technology strategy, software development, and system infrastructure. Before ReputationDefender, Brian Kelley was CTO of The Ticket Reserve, an online futures market for sporting event tickets. Following The Ticket Reserve, Brian became CTO of The Academic Approach, leading the development of online interactive educational software. Brian is an active musician and supports a number of non-profit organizations including Rock-For-Kids and Save the Music Foundation, as well as the AIDS Project Los Angeles. He has also worked with the San Francisco veterans organization, Swords to Plowshares. He has had over 10 years experience building enterprise-class software applications in a wide variety of industries including music, sports, finance and education. Brian holds a B.A. in Music and B.S. Computer Science from Skidmore College.