Our Company

On a mission to
build the future of the research enterprise

Join us to advance research—and support the people who power it worldwide.

 
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How we got here

Helping grant-funded teams

Maximize your online potential. Our expert services optimizes every click into a loyal customer, driving business growth.

Helping grant-funded teams

Maximize your online potential. Our expert services optimizes every click into a loyal customer, driving business growth.

Our Team

We care deeply about the quality of our work

Piestar has always been a flexible company. Today, our small but mighty team is distributed across North America. What unites us is relentless focus, fast execution, and our passion for software craftsmanship. We are all makers at heart and care deeply about the quality of our work, down to the smallest detail.

 
 

Ben Claar

Co-founder / CEO

Aaron Schroeder

Co-founder

Ryan Woodburn

Director of Product

Jeff Wright

Director of Outreach

Tara Dean

Outreach Executive

Michael Claar

Special Projects

Shelley Rey

Implementation

John Wellemeyer

Partner Support

Kaye Trout

Outreach

Aaron Augello

Marketing

Nathan Rosario

Engineering

Steve Raines

Engineering

Alex Steinert

Engineering

Tyler Downie

Engineering

We support those who support others

Our values are our operating principles

Piestar’s mission is to develop modern software for research teams and elevate transformative discovery. We understand that in order to go far together, we must dedicate ourselves to empower all teammates to deliver the best and most fulfilling work of their careers. Building that environment together requires articulating how we work and how we make decisions—we call these our core values.

They’re the central tenets that guide how we work, how we hire, and how we interact with our partners.

 
 

A Piestar teammate will…

  • Love what we do
  • Do what we say
  • Rise to the challenge
  • Serve well
Our Advantage

Solutions of all kinds

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"Piestar has completely transformed our outdated systems"

Brian G. Executive Director, SMB

"Piestar is a dream for detail oriented accountants as well as FP&A teams"

Ryan H. Head of Finance, Mid-Market

"Piestar has saved us countless hours and made our process more accurate"

Mark P. CFO, Enterprise