Search Smarter, Not Harder: Ontra’s New AI Search for Private Equity

Eric is Ontra’s Chief Technology Officer. He leads all technical functions at the company including software development, AI, quality, infrastructure, security, and IT. Prior to Ontra, Eric spent 10 years at AppFolio, starting as the first Director of Engineering and most recently as Vice President of Engineering for the Investment Management business unit. During his time there, Eric led engineering for many of AppFolio’s most significant efforts, including mobile, embedded payments, Investment Management, and AI. Eric previously spent seven years at Las Cumbres Observatory where he was the Director of Engineering, building the world’s first global network of robotic telescopes. Eric sits on the board of directors for Providence School and has been a director of Sage Trail Alliance. He also serves on the customer advisory boards of various prominent software companies including Vanta. Eric holds an M.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo.

Sarah is a senior member of the Product Marketing team at Ontra. She leads all strategic marketing initiatives for Insight, Ontra’s AI-enabled platform that simplifies fund compliance. Prior to Ontra, Sarah managed the Customer Success team at Juniper Square, scaling the growth of the team from seed stage to Series C. Before that, she worked in Investor Relations at Bain Capital where she focused on business development, fundraising, and marketing for private equity funds. Sarah received her B.A. from Middlebury College.