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Bryan Mahoney

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Bryan Mahoney is the co-founder and CEO of Chord, a headless commerce and data platform designed to give direct-to-consumer brands greater control over their customer data and ecommerce stack. Chord positions itself as an alternative to monolithic commerce platforms, offering brands the ability to unify their data and power more sophisticated marketing and customer analytics. Prior to founding Chord, Mahoney served as Chief Technology Officer at Glossier, the digitally native beauty brand, where he played a central role in building the technology infrastructure that supported Glossier's rapid DTC growth. His work at Glossier gave him firsthand experience with the challenges brands face in owning and activating customer data across their commerce and marketing operations. Mahoney's background sits at the intersection of ecommerce technology and data-driven marketing, making him a recognized voice on how modern brands can leverage first-party data and composable commerce architectures to drive customer acquisition and retention.

Last updated Oct 24, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Role
Co-founder and CEO
Company
Chord
Based
New York, New York, United States

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Years in industry
12 years

Bio

Bryan Mahoney is the co-founder and CEO of Chord, a headless commerce and data platform designed to give direct-to-consumer brands greater control over their customer data and ecommerce stack. Chord positions itself as an alternative to monolithic commerce platforms, offering brands the ability to unify their data and power more sophisticated marketing and customer analytics. Prior to founding Chord, Mahoney served as Chief Technology Officer at Glossier, the digitally native beauty brand, where he played a central role in building the technology infrastructure that supported Glossier's rapid DTC growth. His work at Glossier gave him firsthand experience with the challenges brands face in owning and activating customer data across their commerce and marketing operations. Mahoney's background sits at the intersection of ecommerce technology and data-driven marketing, making him a recognized voice on how modern brands can leverage first-party data and composable commerce architectures to drive customer acquisition and retention.

Expertise & education

Expertise

Ecommerce TechnologyDirect-to-Consumer (DTC)First-Party DataComposable CommerceCustomer Data PlatformsData InfrastructureMarketing AnalyticsHeadless Commerce

Speaking topics

First-party data and DTC brand strategyComposable and headless commerceEcommerce data infrastructureThe future of direct-to-consumer technology

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Co-founded Chord, a commerce data platform purpose-built for DTC brands
  • Served as CTO at Glossier, helping scale its technology infrastructure during a period of significant DTC growth