Brendan Foody is an American entrepreneur and the CEO of Mercor, who, in October 2025, became one of the world’s three youngest self-made billionaires at age 22.

Foody attended Georgetown University but chose to drop out during his junior year to focus on his growing startup. He is based in San Francisco, California, and comes from a background that valued high-performance work culture.

• Core Company: Mercor (AI Recruiting Platform).
• Age Milestone: Reached billionaire status at 22, matching co-founders Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha.
• Education: Georgetown University dropout.

Brendan Foody’s rise in the tech world has been described as part of the 'fastest growing company in history'. He co-founded Mercor in 2023 with school friends Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha to disrupt the traditional recruitment industry using AI models that vet candidates better than human recruiters.

Under his leadership as CEO, Mercor experienced meteoric growth, scaling from $1 million to $500 million in annualized revenue in just 17 months by September 2025. In October 2025, a funding round valued the firm at $10 billion, cementing Foody’s place as a global business leader before his peers had even graduated college.

• Role: Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mercor.
• Work Culture: An advocate for the '9-9-6' work culture to build world-class companies.