Who is Brendan? Am I supposed to know him? There is no one named Brendan shown at the Brave Software page. And, I don't understand the logic behind paying Br

Who is Brendan? Am I supposed to know him? There is no one named Brendan shown at the Brave Software page. And, I don't understand the logic behind paying Brave instead of the original ad providers. He is still showing ads and taking (at least part of) the money.