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Robert O. Carr has served as Chairman of our board of directors and as our Chief Executive Officer since our inception in October 2000. Mr. Carr had been Chairman of the Members' Committee and Chief Executive Officer of our predecessor Heartland Payment Systems LLC from March 1997 to October 2000 when the merger of Heartland Payment Systems LLC into our company became effective. Mr. Carr co-founded Heartland Payment Systems LLC with Heartland Bank in March 1997. Mr. Carr joined Heartland Payment Systems LLC after selling his interest in Credit Card Software Systems Inc. an Independent Sales Organization he founded in 1987 specializing in the travel and entertainment industry. Mr. Carr received a B.S. and M.S. in mathematics and computer science from the University of Illinois. | 