The folks behind the product

Our Team

About Us

Alex List
Commercial Multiengine Pilot & Co-Founder
Prior to founding Shirley, Alex led flight simulation at BETA Technologies and Merlin Labs. A software entrepreneur from a young age, Alex studied Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, receiving his undergraduate and Master's degrees while earning his pilot's license.
Jack Burns
Student Pilot & Co-Founder
Jack led Air Force funded R&D for NLP-driven autonomy capabilities for Merlin Labs. His research on aviation-domain programming languages has been published in top software engineering conferences like ECOOP, IROS, ICRA, and ICSE.
Vale Rasmussen
Private Pilot & Intern
Vale is a private pilot and Aero/Astro Engineering student at Stanford University. With prior experience in flight simulation and instruction, Vale assists with development and testing of Shirley's pilot training scenarios.
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