# Tyler Peppel

> Tyler Peppel is the founder and CEO of RiskWise by TICKR, an entrepreneur and NYU adjunct educator whose career spans Apple’s multimedia work, MightyMail, enterprise data strategy, and applied AI. He studied at Ohio University and MIT and holds an electronic trading card patent.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at RiskWise by TICKR
- **Organizations:** RiskWise by TICKR / Tickr, Inc., New York University, Prosocial Partners, Apple (former), MightyMail Networks (former), InfoMotor (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Ohio University, Master of Science in Visual Studies; Media Lab research on analog and digital media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Worked on Apple’s QuickTime product planning and naming., Founded and led MightyMail Networks., Founded and leads Tickr, now presented as RiskWise by TICKR.

## Career timeline

- **mid-1980s** — Attended Marvin Minsky’s MIT lectures, which he identifies as an early influence on his interest in AI.
- **1990** — Worked on the product planning and naming of QuickTime at Apple before its developers conference announcement.
- **1995** — Filed the electronic trading card patent application on March 6.
- **2001** — US patent 6,200,216 for an electronic trading card was granted on March 13.
- **before Tickr; dates unverified** — Founded and led MightyMail, then developed enterprise data strategies through consulting, including InfoMotor.
- **2017** — Tickr launched a channel partner model in June, according to Peppel’s interview.
- **2023** — A July profile described his NYU teaching and projects involving beneficial uses of AI.
- **2024** — Shared a November 5 company-reported categorization benchmark result.
- **2025** — RiskWise’s company history dates its public launch to this year.
- **2026** — Listed by NYU as instructor of AI for Creatives for Fall 2026.

## Achievements

- Worked on Apple’s QuickTime product planning and naming.
- Founded and led MightyMail Networks.
- Founded and leads Tickr, now presented as RiskWise by TICKR.
- Named inventor of US patent 6,200,216, Electronic trading card.
- Teaches AI and creative communication at NYU.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — NYU’s March 23 course listing names Peppel as instructor of the Fall 2026 two-credit AI for Creatives course.
- **2024-11** — On November 5, Peppel shared TICKR’s company-reported product categorization result of up to 98.1% accuracy under the stated experimental conditions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tylerpeppel.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerpeppel/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26