As the founder of LivePerson, Robert LoCascio is the guiding force behind the company's vision to bring dependable, real-time sales support and customer service to the online businesses. With a background in interactive media and a track record of building successful, new business ventures, Robert brings to LivePerson a unique blend of technological and business expertise.
Prior to LivePerson, Robert was the founder and CEO of IKON. IKON developed public kiosks for college campuses that integrated interactive video features with advertising and commerce capabilities. IKON's advertising clients included Citibank and Northwest Airlines. In 1995, Robert sold IKON to a leading college marketing firm and started Sybarite Interactive, a real-time chat technology component to serve as a customer service tool. Sybarite 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.
Robert holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Loyola College. |