Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 6, 2005
Robert LoCascio is the Founder of LivePerson, Inc. His professional background is in interactive media, and he has a track record of building successful new business ventures. Prior to LivePerson, Mr. LoCascio was the Founder and CEO of IKON, which developed public kiosks for college campuses that integrated interactive video features with advertising and commerce capabilities. In 1995 he sold IKON to a leading college marketing firm and started Sybarite Interactive, which built a Web-based community named TOWN for companies such as Xerox and TRW. The inception of the LivePerson product came from the real-time chat technology within TOWN. Mr. LoCascio holds a B.A. in business administration from Loyola College. Profile
Mr. LoCascio: The company was founded in 1995, and when we launched what
is today the LivePerson product in 1999 it was on the backbone of e-
commerce. At the time we
