MEET BEAGLE - Key Persons


Cyrus Ghazanfar - CTO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CO - Founder
  • CTO
  • Engineer
Having led technical teams at various startups, Cyrus is an experienced engineer and entrepreneur who self-taught himself computer programming while completing his bachelor's degree in Economics. Recently, he was co-founder and CTO of a deep tech travel company, Pilota which got acquired in 2021. Cyrus holds a M.Eng. degree in computer science from Cornell University. Having led technical teams at various startups, Cyrus is an experienced engineer and entrepreneur who self-taught himself computer programming while completing his bachelor's degree in Economics. Recently, he was co-founder and CTO of a deep tech travel company, Pilota which got acquired in 2021. Cyrus holds a M.Eng. degree in computer science from Cornell University.

Jeffrey Tha

Job Titles:
  • CO - Founder & CRO
JT brings over 20 years of experience in financial services and FinTech. He started his career in Sell-side equity research at JPMorgan and also spent several years working on the Buy-side as a senior research analyst. In addition to capital markets experience, JT was previously co-founder and CEO of Meetyl, a SaaS FinTech startup that became adopted by over 1k institutional asset managers. Meetyl was acquired by Glass, Lewis & Co. in 2014. JT graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in economics and is a CFA charterholder. JT brings over 20 years of experience in financial services and FinTech. He started his career in Sell-side equity research at JPMorgan and also spent several years working on the Buy-side as a senior research analyst. In addition to capital markets experience, JT was previously co-founder and CEO of Meetyl, a SaaS FinTech startup that became adopted by over 1k institutional asset managers. Meetyl was acquired by Glass, Lewis & Co. in 2014. JT graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in economics and is a CFA charterholder.

Mariana Vidal

Job Titles:
  • Lead UI / UX Designer
Having worked with design agencies and product development teams across multiple industries, Mariana brings a deep passion for functional and aesthetically clean designs. Her experience spans over 10 years in product design, branding and illustration. Having worked with design agencies and product development teams across multiple industries, Mariana brings a deep passion for functional and aesthetically clean designs. Her experience spans over 10 years in product design, branding and illustration.

Rick Parker

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
As CEO of a multi-billion dollar registered investment adviser, Thurston Springer, Rick graduated from Indiana University with a degree in finance and minor in business foundations from the Kelley School of Business. As CEO of a multi-billion dollar registered investment adviser, Thurston Springer, Rick graduated from Indiana University with a degree in finance and minor in business foundations from the Kelley School of Business.

Shuo Jiao - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Co - Founder
Shuo was a cofounder at Health IQ, one of the fastest growing life insurance companies that has raised over $135M in funding to date. He has also led the growth of Landing, a flexible living startup with $100M+ in funding. Prior to his startup life, Shuo was a researcher at Fred Hutch studying colorectal cancer using genome data. Shuo was a cofounder at Health IQ, one of the fastest growing life insurance companies that has raised over $135M in funding to date. He has also led the growth of Landing, a flexible living startup with $100M+ in funding. Prior to his startup life, Shuo was a researcher at Fred Hutch studying colorectal cancer using genome data.

Thurston Springer

Job Titles:
  • Registered Investment Adviser