A. Cody Osborne is a Co-Founder of Roma (YC F26), an AI-powered productivity app backed by Y Combinator, and a writer, director, and entrepreneur with nearly two decades of experience in brand marketing and creative.

Cody studied at the University of Oregon and launched his career as an agency creative at top shops including Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Wexley School for Girls, and 72andSunny before serving as in-house director at Dropbox.

Cody co-founded The Goondocks in 2018, an award-winning full-service creative studio and production company based in Brooklyn, NY, where he served as CEO and Director.

Under his leadership, The Goondocks won two Clio Silver Awards (Filmmaking and Copywriting) for the Wholly Veggie campaign, and directed commercials for brands including Doritos, National Geographic, Dropbox, and Impossible Foods.

Roma, founded in 2026 alongside Jan Senderek (co-founder of Loom, acquired by Dropbox) and Tobias Eichenwald (co-founder of Senic, acquired by Gira), is reinventing the to-do list as an AI-driven everyday assistant available on Mac, iOS, and Web.