Summary
Brian Graves is a pragmatic engineering executive with over a decade of experience building and scaling digital engineering organizations, currently serving as Vice President of Engineering at Forum One. He has a strong track record growing practices from small, specialized teams into cohesive global organizations—most notably expanding Merkle’s engineering practice from 25 to 100 engineers across five countries. His background spans front-end craftsmanship and platform architecture, having progressed from UI engineer to leading digital experience, headless architecture, and enterprise solutions across Sitecore, AEM, Contentful, Commerce, and native apps. Brian blends people-first leadership with operational rigor, driving standardization, starter kits, and test automation to improve velocity and quality. Based in Kansas City, he brings hands-on technical roots to executive strategy, often translating complex cross-company integrations into practical roadmaps. A former MIT Technology Review Global Panel member, he combines industry visibility with a history of navigating acquisitions and large-scale organizational change.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
University of Kansas