# Victoria Montgomery-Brown

> Victoria Montgomery-Brown co-founded Big Think with Peter Hopkins in 2007 and served as its original CEO. She helped secure its early investors, recruit expert interviewees, and develop its educational media business. She is the author of Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur (2020) and a co-founder of Trust Collaborative, a New York firm working with founders, operators, and researchers.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Trust Collaborative
- **Organizations:** Big Think, Trust Collaborative
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, McGill University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and served as original CEO of Big Think., Helped secure early backing from investors including David Frankel, Larry Summers, Tom Scott, and Peter Thiel., Authored Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur (2020).

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Graduated from McGill University.
- **2003** — Received an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- **Before 2007** — Worked in television production and worked with Peter Hopkins before founding Big Think.
- **2007** — Co-founded Big Think with Peter Hopkins; became its original CEO.
- **2008** — Big Think publicly launched; early recorded interviews explain the founders’ goals and recruitment process.
- **2020** — Published Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur on October 6 through HarperCollins Leadership.
- **2007-2020** — Built and led Big Think with Peter Hopkins for thirteen years, according to their current firm biography.
- **2026 (verified)** — Listed as a co-founder of Trust Collaborative; the firm’s founding date is not stated.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and served as original CEO of Big Think.
- Helped secure early backing from investors including David Frankel, Larry Summers, Tom Scott, and Peter Thiel.
- Authored Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur (2020).
- Digital Goddess appeared in Good Morning America’s October 2020 book selections.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At the research date, Trust Collaborative’s official site lists Montgomery-Brown as co-founder alongside Peter L. Hopkins; this is an observation date, not a claimed launch date.
- **2023-11** — Her public LinkedIn profile lists a Coursera certificate in Generative AI with Large Language Models, issued November 2023.

## Links

- Website: https://trustcollaborate.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrmontgomerybrown

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Last updated: 2026-10-21