Brett Huneycutt
About Brett Huneycutt
Brett Huneycutt is the Chief Product Officer at Wealthsimple and has a diverse background in product management, entrepreneurship, and consulting.
Chief Product Officer at Wealthsimple
Brett Huneycutt has been serving as the Chief Product Officer at Wealthsimple since 2014. Based in Toronto, Canada, he oversees product development and strategic initiatives for the company. Wealthsimple is known for its user-friendly financial products and services aimed at simplifying investing and personal finance management. His role emphasizes enhancing user experience and broadening the company's product offerings.
Director of Product at Ancestry
From 2012 to 2014, Brett Huneycutt worked as the Director of Product at Ancestry in the San Francisco Bay Area. During his tenure, he was responsible for product strategy and development, focusing on improving the user interface and overall customer experience. Ancestry is renowned for its genealogical and historical record services, helping users trace their lineage.
Co-Founder of 1000Memories
In 2010, Brett Huneycutt co-founded 1000Memories in San Francisco, CA, and worked there until 2012. The company was a platform aimed at preserving and sharing personal photos and memories. The platform allowed users to create and share digital collections of important life events, thus contributing to the digital legacy space.
Educational Background
Brett Huneycutt has a diverse and extensive educational background. He completed his BA in Economics and Math from Boston College between 1999 and 2003. He later attended the University of Oxford, where he pursued an MPhil in Economics. He also studied as an exchange student in Economics at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City in 2002. Additionally, he was a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador from 2003 to 2004, during which he studied immigration and small business development using econometrics and field interviews.
Early Career and Co-Founder of Border Film Project
Brett Huneycutt began his career at Wells Fargo as a bank teller in 1999 for seven months. He later co-founded the Border Film Project in 2005, a social documentary initiative focusing on the U.S.-Mexico border. The project aimed to capture the human stories and complexities surrounding immigration. This initiative highlights Brett's early involvement in social issues and his commitment to impactful storytelling.