# Bob Kaufman

> Bob Kaufman is the founder and chairman of ConnexPay, the payments company he established in 2017 after nearly two decades at U.S. Bank. His work connects customer payment acceptance with supplier payments for travel companies and other commerce intermediaries. He served as CEO until April 2024, when Ben Peters succeeded him.

- **Role:** Founder & Chairman of the Board at ConnexPay
- **Organizations:** ConnexPay, U.S. Bank
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree, University of Minnesota, Master’s degree; concentrations in finance and strategic management, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded ConnexPay and led it as CEO from 2017 to April 2024., Led ConnexPay during its 2022 $110 million growth investment., ConnexPay won Phocuswright innovation awards in 2018 and 2023 during his CEO tenure.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2017** — Worked for nearly two decades at U.S. Bank; roles included Payments Services CFO and Virtual Pay general manager.
- **2017** — Founded ConnexPay.
- **2018** — ConnexPay won the Phocuswright startup-category Award for Travel Innovation.
- **2022** — ConnexPay secured a $110 million Series C investment led by FTV Capital.
- **2023** — ConnexPay joined the Inc. 5000 with 835% three-year revenue growth and won Phocuswright’s Travel Innovator of the Year award.
- **2024-04** — Became chairman; Ben Peters succeeded him as CEO.

## Achievements

- Founded ConnexPay and led it as CEO from 2017 to April 2024.
- Led ConnexPay during its 2022 $110 million growth investment.
- ConnexPay won Phocuswright innovation awards in 2018 and 2023 during his CEO tenure.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Moved from CEO to chairman of ConnexPay as Ben Peters became CEO.
- **2024-05** — Discussed the founding story, payments trends and his chairman role on Leaders in Payments episode 323.
- **2024-11** — ConnexPay announced U.S. patent 12,118,519 for unified payments technology; Ben Peters publicly credited Kaufman’s founding vision.

## Links

- Website: https://www.connexpay.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kaufman-38b91a35

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