diff --git a/src/app/about/team/page.tsx b/src/app/about/team/page.tsx
index ddf35ff..f85550a 100644
--- a/src/app/about/team/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/about/team/page.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,17 @@ export default async function TeamPage() {
     .from("ai_personas")
     .select("slug, name, bio, beat, avatar_url")
     .eq("active", true);
-  const team = (data || []) as Persona[];
+  const raw = (data || []) as Persona[];
+  // Ryan Salazar pinned first as Founder / Editor-in-Chief; rest alphabetical.
+  const team = [
+    ...raw.filter((p) => p.slug === "ryan-salazar"),
+    ...raw
+      .filter((p) => p.slug !== "ryan-salazar")
+      .sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name)),
+  ];
+
+  const displayBeat = (p: Persona) =>
+    p.slug === "ryan-salazar" ? "FOUNDER / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF" : p.beat?.replace(/-/g, " ");
 
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-background">
@@ -64,9 +74,9 @@ export default async function TeamPage() {
                   )}
                   <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
                     <h2 className="font-serif text-lg font-semibold">{p.name}</h2>
-                    {p.beat && (
+                    {(p.beat || p.slug === "ryan-salazar") && (
                       <div className="text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--color-text-info,#60a5fa)] mt-0.5">
-                        {p.beat.replace(/-/g, " ")}
+                        {displayBeat(p)}
                       </div>
                     )}
                     {p.bio && <p className="text-sm text-[#9ca3af] mt-2 leading-relaxed">{p.bio}</p>}