# Brendon McQueen

> Brendon McQueen is the co-founder and former CEO of Tuition.io. After graduating from Columbia University in 2009 with a film degree and 12 student loans totaling roughly $120,000, he helped build a borrower dashboard and later an employer student loan contribution platform. His subsequent ventures include Shuttle Finance and Cred, which rebranded to Acre in December 2018.

- **Role:** Entrepreneur; former chief executive; filmmaker
- **Organizations:** Tuition.io, Shuttle Finance, Cred / Acre, Acre Gold, COTIS.AI, Columbia Observer
- **Education:** Film degree, Columbia University, School of General Studies
- **Known for:** Co-founded Tuition.io and led its shift from consumer loan organization to employer-sponsored contributions., Tuition.io reported more than $500 million in aggregate user debt on the platform in April 2013., Led Tuition.io during its November 2015 $5 million Series A financing.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Graduated from Columbia; wrote, directed and produced the short film Skip Rocks.
- **2011** — Tuition.io’s origins date to 2011 in its contemporary Finovate company profile; early reporting used the name Binksty.
- **2012** — Tuition.io demonstrated at FinovateFall.
- **2013-01** — Tuition.io launched its public beta for borrowers.
- **2015-04** — Introduced Flex395, enabling employers to contribute directly to employee student loans.
- **2015-11** — Announced a $5 million Series A, bringing company funding to $8.2 million.
- **2016-05** — Tuition.io added support for employer contributions to Parent PLUS loans; McQueen received a Dig|Benefits Technology Innovator Award in 2016.
- **2016-12** — Scott Thompson succeeded McQueen as Tuition.io CEO.
- **2018-01** — Shuttle Finance announced a partnership with Science Inc.; McQueen was co-founder and CEO.
- **2018-07** — Cred launched its cryptocurrency micro-investing app with McQueen as founder and CEO.
- **2018-12** — Cred announced its rebrand to Acre and expansion to 46 states.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Tuition.io and led its shift from consumer loan organization to employer-sponsored contributions.
- Tuition.io reported more than $500 million in aggregate user debt on the platform in April 2013.
- Led Tuition.io during its November 2015 $5 million Series A financing.
- Recipient of a 2016 Dig|Benefits Technology Innovator Award.
- Writer, director and producer of the 2009 short film Skip Rocks.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research check: his public LinkedIn profile lists the Boise metropolitan area and COTIS.AI affiliation. The accessible profile does not specify a title; this is an observation date, not an appointment date.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcqueenbrendon

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Last updated: 2026-10-26