Chalmers Brown
Tech entrepreneur & staff software engineer — fintech and fraud detection
chalmers
San Francisco, California
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Joined October 2025
Summary
Founder + fintech infrastructure engineer: Chalmers has repeatedly founded and led technical teams building financial products and infrastructure (Due, Turvation Labs) and served as CTO/co‑founder. His writing and speaking frequently center on payments, product development, and fintech best practices. due+2
Fraud & compliance product focus: After working in payments and fintech, Chalmers founded Byte Detection (Techstars Boulder Summer 2023), and has held solution/engineering roles at Unit21 focused on risk, fraud, and compliance workflows — signaling domain expertise in transaction risk and detection. techstars+2
Public-facing technologist and writer: He has contributed thought leadership through Forbes Technology Council, American Express Business Trends, and other outlets — indicating a practice of sharing product/engineering guidance publicly and participating in executive-level editorial forums. forbes+1
Early-career technical foundation + community/mentorship: Chalmers' early experience includes application development at JPMorgan Chase and research work while at Rutgers; he also mentors founders/students and has represented Team USA in beach handball — combining technical grounding, community involvement, and athletic team experience. due+1
Work
Education
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Writing
Forbes Technology Council articles (multiple)
Contributed multiple articles to Forbes Technology Council on product development, remote teams, and technology strategy.
Author pieces on Due (payments/product guidance)
Technical and product-oriented posts on payments, invoicing, and product management published on Due's site.
American Express — Business Trends & Insights contributions
Contributor page and posts on business/technology topics for American Express's Business Trends and Insights section.