Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 23, 2002

Tony Pante – Liveperson Inc (lpsn)

TONY PANTE is Senior Vice President, Product and Marketing Strategy of LivePerson, Inc. He has an in-depth understanding of using the Internet to transform business processes to significantly increase revenue and productivity. His group at LivePerson is responsible for the design, development and marketing of the LivePerson products and services. Prior to joining LivePerson, Mr. Pante was the Vice President of Interactive Reengineering for American Express. In this role, he supported the effort to significantly reduce operating expenses by moving many of the American Express business processes to the Internet. Prior to American Express, Mr. Pante was a Managing Associate for the management consulting firm CSC Index where he specialized in corporate strategy and reengineering. He has an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business, an MS in Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College. Profile
TWST: Could you begin with a brief historical sketch of

LivePerson and a picture of things as they are now?

Mr. Pante: LivePerson was founded by Robert LoCascio in 1995 with

the premise of