The people behind the work.
Technical founders, researchers, financial strategists, enterprise engineers, and experienced counsel contribute to Grey Mirror's work. Led by Jake Proffitt and Ethan Furgione, the team brings experience from Goldman Sachs, Kalshi, Roark Capital, Accenture, and other organizations into a firm built around execution.
Jake Proffitt
Co-founder and CEO, Grey Mirror and Eumenon
Jake has been building companies with Ethan Furgione since they were 19. At their first venture, Auguster Event Trading, he developed the quantitative trading systems behind a community that grew to hundreds of active traders. The venture's systems and research generated eight figures in documented gains across members.
He co-founded Grey Mirror at 20 and, with Ethan, grew it into an independently valued multimillion-dollar company in under two years. He also co-founded Eumenon, applying systems engineering to business autonomy. His academic background is in Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech.
Ethan Furgione
Co-founder and COO, Grey Mirror and Eumenon
Ethan has been building companies with Jake Proffitt since they were 19. At Auguster Event Trading, he helped operate the private member community as it grew to hundreds of active traders. The venture's systems and research generated eight figures in documented gains across members.
He co-founded Grey Mirror at 20 and, with Jake, grew it into an independently valued multimillion-dollar company in under two years. As COO of Grey Mirror and Eumenon, he brings experience operating a member community and building companies alongside their technical development. His academic background combines Engineering Science and Economics at Vanderbilt University.
Nicolas “Nico” Hull
Chief Financial and Strategy Officer
Nicolas brings experience across exchange markets, investment banking, and private equity, including work with Kalshi, Goldman Sachs, Lexington Partners, and Halle Capital.
He applies finance, valuation, underwriting, and diligence judgment to budgets, forecasts, deal terms, and the financial side of client engagements. His academic background is in Philosophy at Vanderbilt University.
Mickey Paulus
Chief Technology Officer
Mickey is a technical founder, product builder, and researcher. He co-founded Portal Labs, built the Portal Laptop, co-authored research published in Scientific Data, and helped develop cardiac-signal annotation software.
He architects the technical side of Grey Mirror's execution, including models, memory, tools, evaluation, and reliability. His academic background is in Computer Science at Georgia Tech.
Joshua “Josh” Strong
Vice President of Corporate Development
Joshua brings experience from Roark Capital, venture capital, private equity, and investment leadership at the Georgia Tech Student Foundation.
He develops the relationships with business leaders, advisors, capital partners, and specialists that Grey Mirror draws on in its work. His academic background is in Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech.
Alec Hance
Vice President of Enterprise Systems Integration
Alec connects fragmented software, communications, files, records, and workflows into infrastructure an organization can run on.
His experience spans consulting, software delivery, and technical leadership, including Accenture, senior development roles, and engineering leadership at Georgia Tech. His academic background is in Computer Science at Georgia Tech.
Ethan Monforton
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Ethan builds the partnerships and referral networks surrounding Grey Mirror's work. He combines investment analysis, operating experience, and relationship development through work with Bitterroot Capital Advisors and Grey Mirror.
His academic background at Vanderbilt University includes Economics, human and organizational development, and data science.
Charles “Barney” Ford
General Counsel
Charles brings an in-house legal perspective grounded in corporate structure and governance. He applies that judgment to permission, confidentiality, authority, and evidence in Grey Mirror's work, coordinating additional counsel where required.
His academic background is in Law at The Catholic University of America.
Matthew Monforton
Corporate Counsel
Matthew's legal career spans prosecution, legislation, appellate matters, and corporate counsel. He served as a Los Angeles deputy district attorney, a Montana state representative, and counsel on a petition before the U.S. Supreme Court.
He brings that experience to corporate and transaction structure and to aligning the firm's public commitments with authorized work. His academic background is in Law at UCLA.
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