Brett Adcock

Brett Adcock (born April 6, 1986) is an American technology entrepreneur[7][8] who is the founder and chief executive officer of Figure AI.[9][10][11] In 2018, Adcock co-founded Archer Aviation,[12][13][14][15] five years after he co-founded Vettery.[16][17][18][19][20] He established Cover in 2023,[3] and Hark in 2025.[2] As of February 2026[update], Forbes and The New York Times estimate his net worth at US$19 billion.[21][22] Born on April 6, 1986, Adcock was raised on his family's third-generation farm outside Moweaqua, Illinois.[23][24] At the age of sixteen, Adcock began working on web companies, which included an e-commerce site focused on outdoor electronics and a content site called Street of Walls. He subsequently graduated as the valedictorian of Central A&M High School.[24] Adcock studied at the University of Florida, initially majoring in industrial engineering, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 2008.[24][25] During his collegiate education, Adcock was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.[26] In 2013, Adcock co-founded Vettery[27] (which later became known as Hired),[28] a talent marketplace that matched job seekers with employers who needed technical expertise.[16] Adcock started the company out of NYU's Varick Street Incubator.[29] In 2018, the Adecco Group bought Vettery for $100 million.[23] In October 2018, Adcock co-founded eVTOL company Archer Aviation.[30] He provided a research grant at the University of Florida to start the company, which ultimately headquartered in Palo Alto, California.[31] In February 2021, Archer went public on the New York Stock Exchange.[32][33]