Bryan Mistele

Bryan Mistele is the co-founder and CEO of INRIX, a Kirkland-based transportation company and is a frequent speaker on the topic of the future of transportation.

Mistele holds a B.S. in computer engineering from the University of Michigan (1986-1990) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (1993-1995).

Formerly, Mistele was a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center's National Transportation Policy Project, the United States Department of Transportation's ITS Advisory Committee, and a board member of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America.

He joined Microsoft in August 1995 as a program manager responsible for the business & finance category of The Microsoft Network. While at Microsoft, Mistele was responsible for building four businesses within the company, including Microsoft's Automotive, Mobile Services, Real Estate and Personal Finance/Investing units.

Mistele currently serves on the board of the Discovery Institute, a think-tank in the Pacific Northwest, and is co-founder of ACES Northwest.

Mistele is married, has two sons and enjoys sailing, skiing and windsurfing as a hobby.