Advancing Intelligence, Innovation, and Security
through AI
Products
Team
Dr. Joseph Barr
Co-Founder & CEO, ex-Acronis/LifeLock, PhD
Dr. Joseph Barr is a Co-Founder of Prescott-AI where he serves as Chief Executive Officer. In the past he was VP of R&D at acronis.com and prior to that he served in various executive capacities for several venture-backed technology startups. Joe is also an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at prescott.erau.edu.
Dr. Jon Haass
Co-Founder & COO, MIT PhD, DoD advisor
Jon C. Haass founded Embry‑Riddle’s Cyber Intelligence and Security program and served as interim dean. He later launched his 9th startup: innovation accelerator, Center for the Future. A founder/executive in ventures like OpenTV and Sendmail, most of his companies were acquired. He now applies ML/AI to help organizations stay competitive. Haass holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT.
Taylor Beacom
Co-Founder & CRO, ex-MSP founder
Tyler Thatcher
Co-Founder & CTO, Acronis alum
As CTO, Tyler shapes AI-driven cybersecurity strategy. He’s published research on secure code analysis and interpretable ML for vulnerability detection, and engineered scalable, self-healing ML platforms on AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes. His aim: intelligent defense systems that continually learn, enhancing how businesses detect, respond to, and prevent threats.
Spencer Ochs
CPO, ex-Nike & Credit Karma
Spencer has over a decade of experience building AI-powered products at companies like Credit Karma, Nike, as well as multiple startups. He has led product and engineering teams delivering AI and data systems at scale, with a track record of turning cutting-edge research into products used by millions.
Advisory Board
Gen. Paul J. LaCamera
U.S. Army (Ret.)
Former commander, United Nations Command / ROK-US Combined Forces Command / U.S. Forces Korea; ex-Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific and XIII Airborne Corps, and leader of coalition operations in the Middle East; senior defense advisor with deep operational and allied partnership experience.
Lieutenant General Jeffrey Buchanan
U.S. Army (Ret.)
LTG (Ret.) Jeff Buchanan is a Prescott‑AI board member and strategic advisor on defense resilience. Former commander of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), he led military responses to five major hurricanes and critical border operations. After 37 years in uniform, Jeff mentors national‑security leaders and serves on public‑service and conservation boards.
Michael Megarit
Investment banker with 30+ years in cross-border M&A and capital advisory, guiding founders and shareholders on acquisitions, consolidations, capital structuring, and strategic exits.