Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner,Angel

Investor Stage

Late Stage Venture,Seed

Brian Schwartz (BA, 2006) is the Co-Founder of SIZE and SIZE Capital. SIZE is an assembly of c-suite venture builders and re-imaginers that work with growth stage companies to increase their enterprise value. Areas of expertise include: Strategy, Marketing, Business Development, Human Resources, Finance & Operations, Executive Recruiting & Talent Mapping, Public Relations, Branding, Investor Relations, Supply Chain and Retail Distribution. SIZE Capital has the ability to invest in promising SIZE companies as well as take control stakes in a select group of companies in need of a venture re-imagination where the SIZE team can be deployed on the company.

Before embarking on his current journey, Brian was Vice President, Global Partner Marketing for Expedia Group's $5.4 billion hotel group where his teams included digital, brand, creative, marketing operations, field marketing, research and events.

Prior to Expedia Group, Brian spent six years in marketing and partnerships at DreamWorks Animation where he built a new division to $1.2 billion in retail sales / $60 million in earned revenue in one year, developed brand strategies for Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, How to Train Your Dragon and Trolls and executed over 100 omni-channel marketing campaigns to support DreamWorks' entertainment properties.

Brian currently sits on three boards including the University of Washington Foster School of Business, is an advisor to over ten companies including the unicorn goPuff and is a scout investor for the venture capital fund Canaan Partners.

Brian graduated in 2009 from the London School of Economics with a Masters in Finance degree, and in 2006 Brian received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, Economics and LAMP from Indiana University.