Team Gurula
Team Gurula consists of our experienced professionals who contribute to the company's growth and vision.
This team provides strategic guidance and maintains strong connections with investors.
Vinod Sujan
Chief Technology Officer (Palo Alto, CA)
Profile
- Expertise in Blockchain, FinTech, Digital Banking, and Economics of Disruption.
- Transformational change leader leveraging technology-driven trends to help industry adapt to changing consumer behavior and strengthen public–private collaboration.
- Helped clients through Global Investor Connect; believes blockchain can revolutionize the global economy; wrote a high-frequency trading algorithm for Goldman Sachs.
- Technology evangelist with values: Integrity, Commitment, Modesty, Simplicity.
- Electronics Engineering (Birla Institute, India); MBA (Financial Markets) Rutgers, New Jersey, USA.
David Ware
Chief Executive Officer (Austin, TX)
Profile
- 40 years of experience, including #1 in the nation with Morgan Stanley, S&P 500 pit floor trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and hedge fund manager.
- Advocate of “Do it Yourself” investing.
- Collaborated with California Tech University; wrote a mathematical algorithm to identify minimal-risk, high-return investments.
- Believes AI removes emotion from investing, leading to significantly higher returns.
- Believes the internet has democratized investing, and investing should reach all income levels.
- Labeled the “GOAT of trading” by co-workers.
- BBA Finance — Rawls College of Business.
May Ling
Managing Partner (New York, NY)
Profile
- 22 years of Wall Street experience.
- Trading desks at top-ranked Goldman Sachs, hedge funds, and Morgan Stanley.
- Developed an investment style driven by quarterly analysis of 400+ corporate reports and financials.
- Combines deep knowledge of global markets, geopolitics, and how systems interact.
- Master’s degree — Columbia University.
- Undergraduate degree — Northwestern University.
Richard Gordon
Managing Partner (Washington DC)
Profile
- Richard Gordon is a full-time stock and options trader with more than two decades of real-world market experience. His analytical rigor was shaped through service in the U.S. Congress as a Legislative Assistant on the House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Veterans’ Affairs, followed by founding a government technology contracting firm before transitioning to full-time trading. Since 2005, he has developed a disciplined, rules-based approach that blends real-time news, technical analysis, and proprietary tools. Richard also invests in real estate and mentors traders through collaborative learning communities focused on risk management and consistent performance.
Arnold Principal Jr (DR A)
Managing Partner (New York, NY)
Profile
- 28+ years of experience in investment management, portfolio strategy, and financial leadership.
- Registered Investment Advisor at SYPCap since 2024, leading firm strategy, client investment oversight, and long-term growth initiatives.
- Former President & CEO of SYPCap for 26+ years, scaling the firm with disciplined investing and fiduciary responsibility.
- Deep expertise in portfolio management, pension funds, and institutional investments.
- Previously served as Portfolio Manager at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi (Pension & Investment Department).
- Early career as Associate Stock Broker at Lehman Brothers (Syndicate Department), building strong foundations in capital markets and equity distribution.
- Strong believer in structured financial planning, risk management, and long-term wealth preservation.
- Background in financial modeling.
Education
College of the Holy Cross — BA in Economics
Concentration in Chinese