Introduce our team
Founded by a former deep tech founders and EY executive, we have built our team around servicing the accounting needs of deep tech startups. We
Angelo Liao
CEO and Co-Founder
Angelo is a former founder who held leadership role at an energy and climate startup, cofounded the PNW Climate Week, and led AI product work at Microsoft. When he transitioned from software product role to project role at 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 its solar tax code feature 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 nex 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.
Robert Schneider
Senior Accountant
Rob is a former auditor for the NIH, having conducted audits for federal governments for 10+ years. He hailed from a non-profit accounting background, skilled with grant and contract management. He also worked as a accountant supporting SBIR award winner at places like Eva Garland
Trinity Shi
Senior Accountant
Trinity is former accountant at Deloitte, with years of experience working with non-profits and startups in tax preparation and contract management.
Sheena Joynt
Bookkeeper
Sheena has been providing bookkeeping for companies with federal awards since the beginning of her career when she started working with local companies in the DMV area. She has provided bookkeeping for companies in energy, biotech, aerospace, and more.