Summary
Brian Schardt is a product-focused CEO and co-founder with eight years of engineering and startup leadership experience, currently building Autopilot to democratize wealth management. He combines hands-on full-stack engineering—Node.js, Angular, GraphQL, cloud platforms—and machine learning experience from roles at Walmart Labs and Parcel Pending to deliver data-driven products. Prior to founding Autopilot he led engineering teams at Warner Music and PwC, shipping analytics and reporting tooling for finance and legal customers. His background in embedded systems and patented machine-vision work highlights a knack for blending hardware, ML, and scalable web services. Trained in mathematics and philosophy and sharpened with business analytics coursework from Harvard Business School Online, he pairs analytical rigor with customer-focused product strategy. He also has a track record of turning constrained hardware into upgradeable platforms, an indicator of pragmatic innovation.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy Mathematics at Thomas Aquinas College
Business Analytics Economics Accounting Leadership and Negotiation, Business Analytics Economics Accounting Leadership and Negotiation at Harvard Business School Online
High School, High School at St. Michael's Prep.