Jeff Lipp is currently the co-founder and COO of The Kive Company, creators of the ARTKIVE brand. Prior to Kive Co., Jeff spent several years in the Financial Technology industry, as the Executive Director of Gift and Loyalty Services for Heartland Payment Systems, the co-founder and CEO of Chockstone, Inc. (acquired by Heartland Payment Systems in 2008) and the co-founder and CEO of Pure Payments, Inc. (acquired by iMALL in 1999).
Earlier in his career, Jeff worked in the merchant acquiring and e-commerce business of First Data Corporation, as well as in corporate finance in Lehman Brothers' Technology Group. Jeff holds a BA from Williams College and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management. Jeff currently serves on the Board of Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Open Doors Organization, and the Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at UCLA Anderson.