# Bill Staniford

> Bill Staniford is an entrepreneur and former U.S. Marine cryptologist whose career includes leading PropertyShark, executive roles at Urbint, and serving as Qira’s co-CEO at its formation in 2021. He previously led Rentigo, which merged with HelloRented to create Qira. Open Road Charging lists him as a strategy advisor and CEO of 3D App Group; his public career also includes startup mentoring, real estate instruction, radio hosting and political candidacy.

- **Role:** Strategy Advisor at Open Road Charging; CEO of 3D App Group (as listed in Open Road Charging’s undated biography)
- **Organizations:** Qira, Rentigo, PropertyShark, Urbint, 3D App Group, Open Road Charging, Model Launcher, RealtyCrunch, MetaProp, Queens Chamber of Commerce, United States Marine Corps, Kaplan, Mozaic Design and Décor, AM 970 The Answer, FIBREE
- **From:** New York, United States
- **Education:** B.A. (psychology; later biography specifies evolutionary psychology), University of Texas at Austin, MBA (later biography specifies small business management), University of Colorado Boulder, Leeds School of Business
- **Known for:** Led PropertyShark before its 2010 acquisition by Yardi Systems., Helped bring Rentigo and HelloRented together to form Qira., Served as strategic advisor to RealtyCrunch, acquired by The Real Brokerage in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps; worked in cryptology and electronic warfare.
- **1996** — Honorably discharged from the Marines, according to his AM 970 biography.
- **Before 2006** — Worked as a Kaplan director and founded Mozaic Design and Décor.
- **2006** — Joined PropertyShark as vice president of sales.
- **2008** — Publicly appointed PropertyShark CEO in April.
- **2010** — PropertyShark acquired by Yardi; Staniford subsequently resigned.
- **2015** — Led online modeling contest business Model Launcher.
- **2015** — Named among contributors to RESO’s Universal Property Identifier specification, affiliated with Urbint.
- **2016–2017** — Held executive roles at Urbint; considered a New York mayoral run and withdrew in April 2017.
- **2019–2023** — Co-chaired Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Queens Chamber of Commerce, according to Open Road Charging.
- **2021** — Led Rentigo and became co-CEO at Qira’s formation through the Rentigo–HelloRented merger; Qira announced an $8 million Series A.
- **2022** — Launched a congressional bid; by February Qira confirmed he had moved to an advisory role. Hosted The Position Papers on AM 970.

## Achievements

- Led PropertyShark before its 2010 acquisition by Yardi Systems.
- Helped bring Rentigo and HelloRented together to form Qira.
- Served as strategic advisor to RealtyCrunch, acquired by The Real Brokerage in 2021.
- Contributed to the Universal Property Identifier specification with the RESO workgroup.

## Latest updates

- **2022-05** — Appeared in a Memorial Day podcast conversation with Alex Garrett.
- **2022-02** — Qira confirmed he was an advisor rather than CEO as he launched a congressional bid.

## Links

- Website: https://staniford.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-staniford-9ab2402
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BillStaniford
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bill-Staniford-102286208912390/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16