Bryan Menell
Director, Collaboratory
Tech Startups Guru
Bryan Menell is the Director of the Collaboratory for the Dachis Group. He has 20 years of experience in technology services, having founded Exact Systems (1991), Perficient (1997), and Fusion Learning Systems (2001).
He is active in Austin’s technology scene, and is a co-founder and Managing Director of Capital Factory, a seed stage mentoring program for technology companies. Bryan is the publisher of AustinStartup, which highlights emerging technology companies in Austin, and he serves as an advisor to a select group of companies such as Socialware. He also serves on the board of the Austin chapter of Texchange.
Bryan began his career in the San Francisco office of Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). He earned a bachelors degree in Business/MIS at California State University at Chico. He was a finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year, and recipient of an Austin Under 40 Award.
