Forrest Blount is Bridge’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder and has overseen the company’s product and engineering functions since its inception. A passionate product visionary and leader, he started Bridge to bring unprecedented efficiency and transparency to the legal services industry. Under Forrest’s leadership, Bridge has developed and scaled its best-in-class immigration platform, delivering a transformational immigration experience to companies and their employees around the world.
Forrest has almost 15 years of experience designing, developing and maintaining software applications that streamline complex processes. Prior to Bridge, Forrest was the co-founder and CTO of Acceptional (acquired by Bell Curves), a workflow solution that simplified the college admissions process. Previously, he led technology teams at Google and ITA Software focused on operations tools. Forrest holds a BFA in Theatre from Boston University.