Jason J. Hogg (born August 8, 1971) is an American businessman and inventor. He is currently Executive-in-Residence at the private equity firm Great Hill Partners.[1] He serves on the board of New State Capital[2] portfolio company Global Holdings[3] and was a Senior Lecturer and Professor of Innovation and Technology at Cornell University's Johnson School and Cornell Tech in NYC[4] until 2020.

Career

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The son of Russel Hogg, a former FBI agent and onetime president and chief executive of Mastercard International, Hogg (pronounced HOGUE)[5]also served as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he worked in various covert roles, including undercover fieldwork.[6] In 2005 Hogg secured funding from investors including Steve Case and Ted Leonsis[7] to launch Revolution Money, a financial services company that provided offerings such as credit cards, debit cards, and money transfer services.[8][9]

At Revolution Money, Hogg invented the RevolutionCard,[10] the first credit card in the U.S. that stores no cardholder names or account numbers and requires authentication based on personal identification numbers (PIN) for all credit transactions.[11]

American Express Co. purchased Revolution Money in November 2009 for $300 million.[12][13]

Hogg has also held executive positions with Aon Cyber Solutions, Tritium Partners, Blackstone Group, American Express, MBNA, and B2R Finance.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.greathillpartners.com/
  2. ^ https://www.newstatecp.com/
  3. ^ "Global Holdings | New State Capital Partners". 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ https://tech.cornell.edu/
  5. ^ Cuff, F., Daniel (July 15, 1988). "Mastercard President Says He Will Resign". The New York Times. pp. Page 3.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Yakowicz, Will (April 1, 2014). "4 Things I Learned About Entrepreneurship as an FBI Agent". Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Yakowicz, Will (April 24, 2014). "How to Score Billionaire Ted Leonsis's Cash: The venture capitalist and sports-team owner explains what he looks for when he's considering investing in a startup". Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Tkaczyk, Christopher (October 15, 2010). "Ones to watch". CNN: Money. Retrieved May 22, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Leonsis, Ted (2010). The Business of Happiness: 6 Secrets to Extraordinary Success in Work and Life. New York: Regnery. p. 272. ISBN 9781596981140.
  10. ^ Gonsalves, Antonio (November 8, 2007). "Revolution Online Money Transfer Service Pits Itself Against PayPal". InformationWeek. Retrieved May 22, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Vijayan, Jaikumar (November 7, 2007). "Q&A: Revolution Money CEO aims to shake up payment card industry". Computerworld. Retrieved May 22, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Sidel, Robin (November 19, 2009). "AmEx to Acquire Revolution Money". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Eichenbaum, Peter (November 18, 2009). "AmEx Will Buy Steve Case's Revolution Money Card Firm". Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
  14. ^ Dorbian, Iris (June 21, 2022). "Great Hill Appoints Hogg as EIR". PE Hub. Retrieved May 22, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Hogg, Jason. "BREAKING DOWN SILOS ON CYBER RISK". Insurance Thought Leadership.