# Jacky Chiu

> Jacky Chiu is the Phoenix-based chief technology officer and co-founder of Brightside, an employer-sponsored financial care company that combines software, financial products and human Financial Assistants. His career moved from software development and enterprise IT through product leadership at LifeLock before he joined Brightside as a founding executive in 2017.

- **Role:** Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder at Brightside
- **Organizations:** Brightside, Dovly, LifeLock, Apollo Education Group, MCI, Sun Apparel
- **Education:** Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, University of Phoenix, Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems, The University of Texas at El Paso
- **Known for:** Co-founded Brightside and has served as its chief technology officer since 2017., Helped build an employer-sponsored platform that combines financial technology with human Financial Assistants., Participated in Brightside's growth from a $4 million seed-backed launch to a company with more than $70 million in reported funding.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Worked as a software developer at Sun Apparel.
- **1999-2005** — Served in management information systems leadership at MCI.
- **2005-2012** — Worked as an associate IT director at Apollo Education Group.
- **2012-2017** — Led product and technology work at LifeLock, ultimately as a vice president.
- **2017** — Joined Brightside as a founding executive and chief technology officer.
- **2020** — Joined credit technology company Dovly's advisory board.
- **2022** — Brightside raised a $33 million Series B led by Obvious Ventures to expand its Financial Care model and platform.
- **2025** — Brightside ranked No. 137 on the Inc. 5000 and was named an Inc. Best Workplace for a third consecutive year.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Brightside and has served as its chief technology officer since 2017.
- Helped build an employer-sponsored platform that combines financial technology with human Financial Assistants.
- Participated in Brightside's growth from a $4 million seed-backed launch to a company with more than $70 million in reported funding.
- Previously held product and technology leadership roles at LifeLock before its 2017 acquisition by Symantec.
- Serves as an advisor to Dovly, a credit technology company.
- Was part of Brightside's leadership as the company reached No. 137 on the 2025 Inc. 5000.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Celebrated Brightside's No. 137 ranking on the 2025 Inc. 5000 and credited the company's team, customers and supporters.
- **2025-06** — Brightside was named an Inc. Best Workplace for the third consecutive year and reported that one million families were eligible for the service through their employer.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gobrightside.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackychiu

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