Jason J. Hogg

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Jason J. Hogg
Born (1971-08-08) August 8, 1971
Alma mater Cornell University
Colby College

Jason J. Hogg (born August 8, 1971) is a Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management.[1] At Cornell, Hogg teaches entrepreneurship and innovation to graduate students and is one of two faculty advisers to the Big Red Venture fund, Cornell University’s student run venture fund in Ithaca, NY.[2]

Hogg is most known for founding Revolution Money, Inc., a secure, rewards-based payment platform used for consumer transactions, which was acquired by American Express for $300 million in January 2010.[3][4] The online platform technologies now support American Express Serve, a mobile digital payment platform, as well as Bluebird Services, a payment card made popular by American Express. As part of the acquisition, Hogg joined American Express as the President of its Enterprise Growth Group.[5]

Recently, Hogg cofounded Hangit, a contextual location-based mobile advertising service that received $6.2 million in funding from Vesta Inc. in November, 2014.[6]

Contributions

Hogg is recognized as a first name inventor and for his entreprenerial leadership in the areas of "alternative payment" systems and business utilization of "Big Data".[7][8] Hogg currently holds 25 patents ranging from design to complex technology systems and has 39 additional patents pending.[9]

In 2005, Hogg authored an article describing the potential impact of centralized data repositories and targeted marketing campaigns on the pharmaceutical industry – a practice central to effective Big Data utilization across a variety of industries today.[10]

Early life

Hogg began his career as a Special Agent for the FBI.[4]

Jason Hogg's father, Russell Hogg, is the former CEO of MasterCard.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Jude Hogg". Cornell University Faculty and Research Profile. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "BRV Advisors | BR Venture Fund (BRV)". www.brventurefund.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  3. ↑ "American Express to buy Case's Revolution Money". USA Today. November 18, 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 Yacowicz, Will (April 1, 2014). "4 Things I Learned About Entrepreneurship as an FBI Agent". Inc. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Sidel, Robin (November 19, 2009). "AmEx to Acquire Revolution Money". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "HangIt Raises $6.2 Million Seed Funding To Disrupt Mobile Marketing". Venture Beat. October 7, 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Boden, Rian (October 22, 2014). "Revolution Money founder raises funds for location-based marketing venture". NFC World. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Weinberg, Allen (September 29, 2014). "Interview with Jason Hogg, CEO of Revolution Money". Payments Views. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Patents by Inventor Jason J. Hogg". Justia.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Hogg, Jason (1 May 2005). "Marketing to Professionals: Diagnosing MD Behavior". PharmExec. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "40 under 40". Fortune. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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