Robert LoCascio

Robert LoCascio is the founder and CEO of LivePerson, a leading provider of intelligent engagement solutions, enabling many of the world’s top brands to create meaningful online connections with their customers.

Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, Rob built his first company, IKON, in 1991. Rob’s determination to succeed fueled the vision to create LivePerson in 1995. By 2000, the company had made enough headway to complete an initial public offering. LivePerson survived the dotcom bust of 2001, and continues to grow amidst a challenging economic environment by delivering measurable value to its customers. Rob was recognized for his exemplary leadership in 2010 with a GIL (Growth, Innovation and Leadership) CEO of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan.

LivePerson is now a thriving public company, dual listed on NASDAQ
and TASE, with $100 million plus of revenue and a half billion market cap.

Currently, more than 8,500 companies are using LivePerson technology to facilitate real-time sales and customer service, including Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Verizon, Sky, Walt Disney, PNC, QVC and Orbitz. LivePerson has received the CODiEs for Best Ecommerce Solution in 2011, has been named one of America's 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies by Forbes in 2011, and Company of the Year by Frost and Sullivan in 2010.

Beyond his business, Rob is deeply committed to connecting with his local community. He is the founder of Feeding NYC, a hunger-relief project that feeds thousands of families -- virtually every shelter in New York City every Thanksgiving. This work earned him the title of "Person of the Day" by Huffington Post in 2010.