Alto IRA Expands Leadership Team with New VP of Engineering Stacy Mauro

September 16, 2025 at 09:00 AM EDT

Alto, the self-directed IRA platform for private market and alternative assets, today announced the appointment of Stacy Mauro as Vice President of Engineering. Mauro will lead Alto’s efforts to continue scaling its technology platform amid fast-growing investor demand for access to private markets and alternative investments.

Specifically, Mauro will lead Alto’s engineering organization, including software development, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure and quality assurance. Her leadership will evolve Alto’s technical strategy and platform architecture to ensure security and compliance are embedded at every layer. Additionally, she will support enterprise integrations across alternative asset platforms, RIAs and fund managers.

“Stacy is both a results-driven technologist and a high-empathy people leader who has built successful engineering organizations and products,” said Mark Bruno, Chief Product Officer of Alto. “She has excelled in both startup and global enterprise environments, and her approach strongly aligns with our customer-first mindset. As Alto continues to scale, Stacy’s expertise and leadership will be invaluable in evolving our platform for investors and partners alike.”

Mauro is a seasoned engineering executive with experience spanning startups and global fintech leaders. She most recently served as Vice President of Engineering at Atticus, where she scaled the organization from Series A to Series C. Prior to that, she held senior engineering leadership roles at PayPal and Honey, where she guided Honey’s integration following its $4 billion acquisition. She began her career at Illuminate Education, building engineering and data teams during a period of rapid expansion.

Scott Harrigan, President of Alto, said, “As we enter an exciting new phase of growth, we are thrilled to welcome someone of Stacy’s expertise and experience to the Alto team. Her leadership will help us capture an expanding opportunity set and further solidify Alto as the partner of choice for investors and institutions seeking access to private markets.”

Mauro added, “As a technologist and engineering leader, I admire what Alto is building, both as a product and a team. I am incredibly proud to be joining this talented and progressive team at such a dynamic moment as the world catches up to Alto’s vision for democratized access to alternatives. I can’t wait to plug into Alto’s ‘what if we did’ culture of bold innovation.”

Mauro’s appointment follows a series of strategic leadership hires over the past year, including additions in finance, legal, product and marketing. Together, these leaders position Alto to scale its platform capabilities, expand industry partnerships and deliver on its mission to make alternative investing accessible, transparent and aligned with long-term financial goals.

About Alto

Alto's self-directed IRA platform enables investors to diversify their retirement portfolios with alternative assets like private equity, venture capital, real estate, private credit and more. Alto acts as the IRA custodian for over $1.9B in assets with 30,000 self-directed IRA investors and supports more than 2,500 issuers who have raised capital on the platform. With minimal paperwork and competitive fees, Alto offers simplified SDIRA access to investments that are less correlated and have potential for higher returns. Users can establish Traditional, Roth or SEP IRAs and seamlessly invest in private markets. Learn more at altoira.com.