Brendan Wallace is founder, CEO & Chief Investment Officer of Fifth Wall, the largest investment firm focused on technology for the built environment. The Firm is driving the growth of nearly 170 companies, backing category-defining PropTech leaders such as Opendoor, Procore, Blend, Hippo, and Bilt. It’s supported by nearly 115 of the world’s largest real estate owner-operators including CBRE, Hilton, Hines, Marriott, Public Storage, Related, and Starwood. Prior to starting Fifth Wall, Brendan co-founded Identified, a workforce optimization data and analytics company that raised $33M of venture funding and was acquired by Workday (NYSE: WKDY) in 2014. He also co-founded Cabify, the largest ridesharing service in Latin America, and has been an active investor, leading more than 60 angel investments. Brendan started his career at Goldman Sachs in the real estate, hospitality, and gaming group before joining Blackstone’s real estate private equity practice. He graduated from Princeton, where he received his BA in political science and economics. He received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.