Our Founder

James Bairey, a former Silicon Valley marketing executive, founded Forno Bravo in 2003 and serves as the company president. Prior to Forno Bravo, James was the founder and managing partner of a consulting and investment firm that worked with both large technology companies, including Microsoft, Intel, Apple, 3Com, and Novell, as well as scores of successful start-up companies. His firm's clients created a number of breakthrough products and services, including the first commercial Internet services, web authoring software, Internet firewall software, network-attached storage, web application server software, and web calendar services. Through initial public offerings and mergers, James' clients created over $5B in market value. He has lived in Spain, England, Austria, and Italy, and currently resides with his wife and two daughters in Pebble Beach, California.

James is also a nationally ranked distance runner, and runs a 2:55 marathon. He has completed the Boston to Big Sur Challenge twice, as well as the CIM to Las Vegas Challenge to raise funds for the Christopher Reeve Foundation. You can sponsor him by ordering one of the Forno Bravo eBooks. Forno Bravo matches all donations, and 100% of the funds go to the Reeve Foundation.