# Eva Pittas

> Eva Pittas is the New York-based co-founder, president and COO of Thoropass, an information-security compliance and audit platform. After roughly 24 years at Citigroup, where she became a managing director and led global risk, IT control, compliance and vendor-management work, she founded boutique consultancy BRCG and then co-founded Thoropass in 2019 at age 52. The company has raised nearly $100 million, serves more than 1,000 customers, and has built its pitch around joining compliance software with in-house audit capability.

- **Role:** Co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer at Thoropass
- **Organizations:** Thoropass, BRCG, Citigroup, Damian Family Care Centers, Odyssey House NYC
- **From:** Brooklyn, United States
- **Education:** Degree in finance, New York University Stern School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Thoropass in 2019 at age 52., Helped build Thoropass to more than 1,000 customers across SaaS, fintech and healthcare, according to the company in 2025., Helped Thoropass raise nearly $100 million in venture funding, including a $50 million Series C in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **c. 1993-2017** — Spent roughly 24 years at Citigroup, ultimately serving as a managing director leading IT control, compliance, vendor management and global risk programs.
- **2017** — Founded and served as CEO of boutique fintech consulting firm BRCG, helping startups build controls and navigate enterprise due diligence.
- **2019** — Co-founded Laika, now Thoropass, with Austin Ogilvie and Sam Li at age 52.
- **2021** — Thoropass, then Laika, raised a $35 million Series B after reporting 4.5x year-over-year ARR growth.
- **2022** — Thoropass raised a $50 million Series C led by Fin Capital; the company reported active-user growth of more than 1,000% during the prior year.
- **2024** — Received the Leadership Award from Odyssey House NYC, where she and her family had been involved for nearly a decade.
- **2025** — Named to the Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation list and the Inc. Female Founders 500.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Thoropass in 2019 at age 52.
- Helped build Thoropass to more than 1,000 customers across SaaS, fintech and healthcare, according to the company in 2025.
- Helped Thoropass raise nearly $100 million in venture funding, including a $50 million Series C in 2022.
- Named to Forbes' 2025 50 Over 50: Innovation list.
- Named to Inc.'s 2025 Female Founders 500 list.
- Received Odyssey House NYC's 2024 Leadership Award.
- Led more than 400 professionals across compliance, risk and IT teams during her Citigroup career, according to a 2019 leadership-roundtable biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Pittas wrote that Thoropass had become an accredited CPA firm, QSA and HITRUST assessor, positioning its Audit Lifecycle Platform as one connected path from readiness through audit.
- **2025-11** — She reflected publicly on the career season in which she chose stability at Citigroup to prioritize her blended family, saying the experience strengthened her empathy and listening as a leader.
- **2025-09** — Thoropass announced that it served more than 1,000 customers across SaaS, fintech and healthcare.
- **2025-07** — Forbes named Pittas to its 2025 50 Over 50: Innovation list; she described being over 50 as an advantage grounded in experience and a clearer sense of values.
- **2025-03** — Inc. included Pittas on its 2025 Female Founders 500 list, citing Thoropass's AI-powered compliance work and 28 percent headcount growth.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thoropass.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-pittas-155a6351

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Last updated: 2026-09-26