Meet our Founders
Forge is founded by experts in deep tech and accounting, dedicated to saving time and money for builders so they may focus on forging an abundant future.
Angelo Liao
CEO and Co-Founder
Angelo is a former leader in an energy and climate startup. He cofounded PNW Climate Week and continues to support this organization. He also previously led AI product work at Microsoft. When he transitioned from his role working with software products to the role completing projects with climate startups, he experienced the pain of managing project operations firsthand, and decided to start Forge.
Jordan Bain
CTO and Co-Founder
Jordan is a former senior engineer at Meta. Most notably, he led the work building solar tax code features for Meta's climate initiative. He saw the opportunity for technology to transform real-world operations and had a passion for climate tech. He then decided to join Forge to build next gen project operation software.
Derrick Lewis
COO and Co-Founder
Derrick is a former executive who spent 15+ years at EY. He also co-founded aerospace eVTOL startup Skyway Aviation and the Bronx Community Foundation. He experienced firsthand the pain of managing grants and contracts as both a founder and a consultant. He brings decades of industry experience into Forge.