Co-CEO
Co-Founder

John co-founded Coursebase with his brother Billy and childhood friend Frank in 2012. As Co-CEO and Co-Founder, John oversees Coursebase’s sales, partnerships and investor relations. Before co-founding Coursebase, John worked at asset management firm BlackRock in New York where he managed sales and relationships with Japanese institutional clients. John holds a B.A. in Global Affairs from George Mason University and studied abroad at Sophia University. John grew up in a diplomatic family and lived in France, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. He is bilingual in English and Japanese.

Co-CEO
Co-Founder

Billy co-founded Coursebase with his brother John and childhood friend Frank in 2012. As Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Billy oversees Coursebase’s product design, product management and business operations. Before co-founding Coursebase, Billy worked at investment bank Credit Suisse and at financial data firm Bloomberg in Tokyo where he led the Futures & Options desk in Asia. Billy holds a B.A. in Foreign Affairs and Japanese Language and Literature from the University of Virginia and studied abroad at Kyoto University. Billy grew up in a diplomatic family and lived in France, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. He is bilingual in English and Japanese.

CTO
Co-Founder

Frank co-founded Coursebase with his childhood friends Billy and John in 2012. As CTO and Co-Founder, Frank oversees Coursebase’s engineering. Before co-founding Coursebase, Frank worked at Deloitte Consulting in Washington D.C. where he led several systems integration projects for government clients. Frank holds a B.S. in Information Technology and Finance from the University of Virginia. Frank spent his student years in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area due to his father’s work as an engineer in the aerospace sector.