CJ is a serial entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience in launching early stage startups across multiple industries. He has demonstrated an exceptional ability throughout his career to bring innovative products to market, attract large clients and deliver rapid consumer expansion. Currently, CJ is the Founder and CEO of an exciting new banking platform called Step. Prior to Step, CJ was the Co-Founder of Gyft (acquired by First Data), led Sales and Business Development initiatives at Luminate (acquired by Yahoo) and was an early team member at Liveops. CJ is a graduate from Wesleyan University and lives in the Bay Area.