Brian Erola

About Brian Erola

For more than ten years, I’ve worked with finance and leadership teams to strengthen strategic decision-making through long-range planning, forecasting, and business modeling. My experience spans startups and scale-ups where I’ve helped shape growth strategies, build financial frameworks, and challenge new business models through data-driven analysis.That foundation has evolved into a focus on building AI systems that help organizations work smarter and operate with greater clarity. I’m interested in how technology can transform information into meaningful insights that guide better decisions, improve collaboration, and make it easier for teams to adopt AI in practical, impactful ways.Recognized for a strong work ethic, candor, and the ability to build trusted relationships across teams, I bring a mix of analytical thinking, curiosity, and collaboration to every project I take on.Focus areas: Strategic Finance | FP & A | Automation | Business Modeling | Decision Intelligence | Leadership & Growth

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Stealth Startup

   Aug 2025 — Present

   Building a cognitive AI platform that learns over time and helps orchestrate decisions and work across teams. Moving beyond chatbots toward systems that actually help run things.

Education

• UMN Carlson School of Management

  Bachelor of Science in Business (B.S.B.), Accounting, Finance, Entrepreneurial Management

  2008 — 2012