Chief Operating Officer
Blair Jeffery
Blair joined ConnexPay in December 2022 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior roles include serving as CEO at Vertical, a SaaS company focused on construction payment processes; Executive in Residence at LLR Equity Partners; Chief Operating Officer of Noventis from 2010 through its acquisition by WEX in 2019; as well as senior operations and business development roles with established payments industry and fintech players including First Data, Paymetric (acquired by WorldPay), and Textura (acquired by Oracle).
Blair earned a BBA in Finance from Texas A&M University and also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst certification from the CFA Institute.
In his free time, Blair enjoys traveling, cooking, sports, and triathlons. He and his wife are the parents of twin boys, both of whom are in college.
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Blair joined ConnexPay in December 2022 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior roles include serving as CEO at Vertical, a SaaS company focused on construction payment processes; Executive in Residence at LLR Equity Partners; Chief Operating Officer of Noventis from 2010 through its acquisition by WEX in 2019; as well as senior operations and business development roles with established payments industry and fintech players including First Data, Paymetric (acquired by WorldPay), and Textura (acquired by Oracle).
Blair earned a BBA in Finance from Texas A&M University and also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst certification from the CFA Institute.
In his free time, Blair enjoys traveling, cooking, sports, and triathlons. He and his wife are the parents of twin boys, both of whom are in college.
Leadership Team
Robert Kaufman
Founder & CEO
George Hansen
Chief Revenue Officer
Kunal Patel
Chief Technology Officer
Niels Kohl
Chief Financial Officer
Nicole Zamora
Head of HR
Judson Preuss
Head of Product
Julie Heffelfinger
Head of Finance
Sandy Smith
Head of Strategic Program & Partner Management
