Sandy Kemper

Alexander Sandy Kemper
Born (1965-06-18) 18 June 1965
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for Chairman and CEO UMB Financial Corporation, Chairman of Global Trading Web Association

Alexander Sandy Kemper (born 18 June 1965) is an American entrepreneur, known for being founder and board chairman of Agriculture Future of America, founder of Education, Inc., chairman of Global Trading Web Association, founder of The Collector’s Fund, and founder and CEO Perfect Commerce, formerly known as eScout.

Education

Kemper is an American entrepreneur who is the chairman of the board and CEO of C2FO, the first market for working capital. He was born in Chicago in 1965 and raised in the Kansas City area by adoptive parents Mary “Bebe” Kemper and R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. who died in 2014.[1] He received a B.A. in History from Northwestern University in 1987.[2]

Kemper lives with his wife Christine Kemper and their four children in Kansas City.[2]

Career

Kemper grew up in a family of bankers. While still in college, started working with Continental Illinois Bank as an analyst in the treasury management division. Following graduation, he returned to Kansas City and, between 1995 and 2000, moved up through the ranks to become chairman and CEO of UMB Bank, founded in 1919 and run by a succession of family members,[3] and CEO and President of UMB Financial Corporation.

The first company he founded, Education Inc., was a program that created a series of schools within public schools inside the Kansas City Public School district. Under his leadership, Education, Inc. grew to serve nearly 1,000 at-risk students in the Kansas City Missouri School District, giving them extended academic instruction, additional social services support, and mentors in the community to provide support and leadership.

Kemper has been recognized as a "Top banker in the US,” by American Banker, and in numerous local publications as a leader and entrepreneur in the business community. Featured in media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg,[4][5] CNN, CNBC [6] National Public Radio and The Financial Times. Kemper has been widely recognized as a leader in B2B e-commerce and supply chain financial health.[7]

Following his tenure at UMB Financial Corporation, he founded and served as the Chairman and CEO of Perfect Commerce [8](formerly eScout LLC), a provider of supplier relationship management technology. Under his leadership, Perfect Commerce created the Open Supplier Network™ (OSN™) and became a provider of on-demand supplier relationship management (SRM) technology to businesses across the globe. Perfect Commerce expanded to become the world’s single largest independent supplier network, with over 500,000 suppliers.[9] In 2001, he was named chairman of the Global Trading Web Association.[10] [11] Kemper retired as chairman and CEO of Perfect Commerce in 2006.

In 2006, Kemper co-founded The Collectors Fund (TCF), the first art fund in the United States.[12] In addition to creating and managing The Kansas City Collection program, TCF also serves as the management company for the American Masters Collection and the Twentieth Century Masters Collection, two art ownership and investment funds for over 100 member families and businesses across the United States.[13] The collections comprise works by many of the most recognized American artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Their distinguished features include the art rotation program that allows members to enjoy museum-quality art in their homes,[14] and unique educational events around the country.

In 2007, Kemper founded his next tech company, C2FO. It is a financial technology company and the creator of the first market for working capital. C2FO operates the C2FO working capital market for companies of all sizes around the world. C2FO has earned the attention and backing of venture firm Union Square Ventures,[15] which is well known for investments in other fast-growing companies like Twitter and Zynga. C2FO is also backed by other venture capital firms including Peter Thiel's Mithril Capital Management,[16] Tiger Global[17] and Summerhill Venture Partners.[18]

In October 2015, C2FO reported its Q3 2015 working capital flows of $8.7BN, five times the rate compared to $1.7BN in Q3 2014. The market generated $1.1BN in volume in a single week.[19]

C2FO’s current customer base includes clients like Costco, Amazon, Hanes, Nordstrom and Walgreens and industrial clients like Mohawk Industries Incorporated.[20] In December 2015, C2FO was named to the first Forbes Fintech 50 List.[7]

In 2013, Kemper was invited by the U.S. Treasury to discuss innovative solutions to improve access to capital for American businesses in order to spur the country’s economic growth. U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew delivered opening remarks at the summit and Gene Sperling, National Economic Council Director, closed the event. They were joined by SBA Administrator Karen Mills and other thought leaders found throughout the business and finance communities.[21]

Kemper has also been a featured speaker at the World Bank.[22]

Kemper currently sits on the board of UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF), NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV), AXA Art Insurance (NYSE: AXA) and BATS Global Markets. Kemper serves on the Executive and Regulatory oversight committees for BATS, and for NIC he serves on the Audit committee, as well as Compensation committee, where he serves as Chairman.[23] Kemper serves as a Trustee of the Enid and Crosby Kemper Charitable Trust whose focus is primarily in giving to arts and education.

He also serves on the board of directors for the Kemper Museum of Art.

Kemper and his family are active in academic, civic and philanthropic endeavors. Kemper serves on the board of the Agriculture Future of America (AFA), a non-profit scholarship and leadership development organization, which he co-founded and has now grown to include more than 10,000 college scholars in active leadership development programs across the country.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "R.Crosby Kemper Jr. Dies". kansascity.com. The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Alexander (Sandy) Kemper". linkedin.com. linkedin. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bank History". umb.com. UMB Financial Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Bloomberg TV: Pollenware. Bloomberg TV, September 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ Bloomberg TV: Pollenware. Bloomberg TV, October 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ “Shake It Up”. CNBC October 1, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Introducing the Forbes Finch 50". Forbes Magazine December 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ “Banking On Change”. Wall Street Journal July 17, 2000.
  9. ↑ "Who We Are". perfect.com. Perfect Commerce. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ↑ “eScout's Kemper will chair Global Trading Web Association”. Kansas City Business Journal July 23, 2001.
  11. ↑ "Global Trading Web Association Announces Election of Sandy Kemper as Chairman". Internet Retailer July 24, 2001.
  12. ↑ “The Collectors Fund brings a new aesthetic to the art of investing”. Kansas City Business Journal March 1, 2009.
  13. ↑ “The Collectors Fund hopes to craft a second masterpiece of returns for investors". Kansas City Business Journal May 27, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Art market funds are offering masterful returns". minnpost.com. Minn Post. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Pollenware (C2FO)". Union Square Ventures blog September 5, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Mithril Captial Management". crunchbase.com. CrunchBase. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Tiger Global Management". crunchbase.com. CrunchBase. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Summerhill Venture Partners". crunchbase.com. CrunchBase. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "C2FO volume skyrockets to $1B a week". Kansas City Business Journal October 19, 2015.
  20. ↑ "On the Money: New C2FO client will be pathway to more". Kansas City Business Journal April 17, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Invited by U.S. Treasury to Participate in the Capital Access Innovation Summit". C2fo.com. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  22. ↑ “Presenter Bios:Sandy Kemper”. World Bank Group 2001.
  23. ↑ "Alexander C. Kemper". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "Agriculture Future of America". agfuture.org. Agriculture Future of America. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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