Trei Brundrett

Trei Brundrett serves as a senior adviser to AJP; there, he is a consultant leading the Product & AI Studio and working closely with the Startup Studio.

He is a co-founder and the former chief operating officer for Vox Media. He was instrumental in growing the company from a collection of sports blogs to a portfolio of over 10 trusted publications covering topics like technology, culture, politics and restaurants. A veteran technology leader of several early internet startups, Trei also led large-scale internet strategy, advertising and development projects for Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, advocacy groups and media clients.

He is also a senior advisor for Aspen Digital’s AI & News program. Trei serves on the boards of The Guardian, The Texas Tribune, Montclair Local, The McDonald Observatory and OpenNews.

Trei is a seventh generation Texan who grew up helping to raise Beefmaster cattle in Kenedy, Texas, and has lived in every major city in the state except for El Paso. He currently lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with his family and their dog Lucy.