John Collins Email & Phone Number

John Collins has served as CFO of LivePerson since March 2020 and was appointed Interim CEO in August 2023. Following the appointment of a new permanent CEO in January 2024, John took on an expanded role as COO and CFO. Drawing on his experience as a founder, data scientist, and institutional investor, John brings a modern vision and skillset to his work. As CFO, he has played a critical role in driving LivePerson’s corporate strategy and business development efforts, including successfully executing M&A, divestiture, and capital markets transactions.John previously led the development of automations and machine learning to support strategic decision-making and predictive analytics as LivePerson’s SVP of Quantitative Strategy.Prior to LivePerson, he pioneered approaches for transforming third-party data exhaust into investment signals as Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Thasos. John also served as Portfolio Manager for a systematic equities strategy at an NYC-based hedge fund. His previous financial services experience includes executing leveraged finance transactions at Credit Suisse and building automated equity surveillance systems to detect suspicious trading activity at the New York Stock Exchange.

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