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American technology executive and entrepreneur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bryan Forrester is an American technology executive and entrepreneur.[1][2] He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Boostlingo, a language access software company founded in 2016 that provides interpretation management, on-demand interpreting, and language technology solutions for enterprise and healthcare organizations.[3][4]

Early years

Bryan Forrester was born in Sacramento, California, in 1980.[5] He attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Psychology.[5] During his undergraduate studies, Forrester also attended the University of Tasmania in 2001.[5]

Career

Early career

Forrester began his career in enterprise technology and IT services, holding sales and leadership roles at several software companies.[1][2] He served as Regional Sales Manager at SonicWall.[1][4] He subsequently served as Director of Sales at Quest Software.[1][4]

Anchor Software

In 2012, Forrester co-founded Anchor Software, an IT services firm, where he held multiple leadership roles.[6][4][1] During his tenure, he focused on business development, strategic partnerships, and go-to-market strategy.[7][6]

Axcient

In 2014, Forrester joined Axcient, a business continuity and cloud services company, where he served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales.[2]

Boostlingo

In 2016, Forrester co-founded Boostlingo alongside Brian D’Agostino and Dieter Runge.[1] The company develops cloud-based software platforms designed to support on-demand and scheduled interpretation services for organizations operating in multilingual environments.[3][4]

Under Forrester’s leadership, Boostlingo expanded its product offerings through a series of acquisitions.[8] In 2021, the company acquired VoiceBoxer and Interpreter Intelligence, expanding into remote simultaneous interpretation and enhancing its interpreter scheduling and workforce management capabilities.[8]

Boostlingo has also introduced Artificial intelligence–enabled language tools, including hybrid human-and-AI interpretation solutions, and has established an AI advisory board focused on ethical innovation and expanded language access.[9]

Public speaking and industry involvement

Forrester has participated as a speaker at industry conferences focused on research, technology, and customer experience, including IIEX North America.[5]

References

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