Philip Brittan

About Philip Brittan

get stuff Done Deliver innovation Delight customers Drive growth Do right have a Darn good timeCustomer-centric product innovator and business leader. Founder, CEO, CTO, Board Member, business unit leader, tech product innovator, advisor, writer, patented software inventor, investor. Currently helping CIOs and other Enterprise IT executives as Managing Partner of The Innovation Ranch and CEO of Bloomfire. Positively disrupted several industry categories through product innovation and strategic relationship building. VP for Google Workspace. 4x tech startup founder. Personally raised over $100m in investment funding from angels, VCs, and strategic investors. Ran businesses within Bloomberg, Google, and Thomson Reuters. Focus on enterprise software, FinTech, platforms, marketplaces, turnaround situations, search & analytics, data management, information security. Started multiple companies from scratch and managed large globally distributed teams of thousands of employees with multi billion $ budgets and revenue. Certified Financial Risk Manager. Started and run non-profit Foundation dedicated to Sustainability. Degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. Born in Silicon Valley (Palo Alto), grew up on ranch in Montana. Love writing, making music, and outdoor adventures with my wife, family, and friends, esp hiking, trail running, skiing, rock climbing, mountain biking, scuba diving (certified PADI Rescue Diver). Blog: https://medium.com/scaling-peaks

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Bloomfire

   Mar 2025 — Present

   Enterprise Intelligence is the key to transforming how businesses think, act, and compete. It’s not just about storing knowledge—it’s about actively surfacing the right insights at the right moment, connecting people to collective intelligence, and eliminating the friction of information silos. With AI-powered search, dynamic knowledge curation, and seamless collaboration, Bloomfire turns scattered and messy knowledge into a living, breathing nervous system for your organization—empowering teams to move faster, make smarter decisions, and drive real impact. In a world drowning in data, the companies that win will be the ones that master Enterprise Intelligence.

Education

• Harvard University

  AB, Computer Science

  1984 — 1988