Founder & CEO
Robert Kaufman
Prior to founding ConnexPay in 2017, Bob spent 18 years at U.S. Bank, where his tenure included serving as CFO of the Payments Services division as well as Senior Vice President, leading innovation projects that across the bank’s Payments division. In addition, Bob served as the General Manager of U.S. Bank’s Virtual Pay division, where he led product, marketing, and supplier enablement for all virtual payment solutions, as well as a sales team focused on virtual payments.
Bob earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Minnesota, and he holds a master’s degree in finance and strategic management from the University of Chicago GSB. Bob is a CPA and a CMA.
In his free time, Bob’s favorite activities include watching sunsets on the beach in Florida, playing ice hockey, and driving fast cars. He and his wife are the parents of four children—two who are grown and a set of twins who are in college.
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In total, Bob spent 18 years at U.S. Bank, as well as five years as CFO of a technology company in Minnesota. His tenure at U.S. Bank included the position of CFO for the Payment Services division as well as Senior Vice President, leading innovation projects that spanned across the bank’s Payments division.
In his free time, Bob’s favorite activity is watching sunsets on the beach in Florida. Bob is a CPA and CMA, received his bachelor’s in accounting from the University of Minnesota and master’s degree in finance and strategic management from the University of Chicago GSB.
Leadership Team

Blair Jeffery
Chief Operating Officer

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