EXECUTIVE TEAMMeet the Shift4 Family

As Chief Executive Officer, Jared Isaacman manages the core divisions of Shift4 Payments as well as the overall operations of the company. In 1999, Isaacman started the company in the basement of his family’s house when he was only 16 years old. Isaacman is considered to be one of the industry’s most influential business leaders and has been recognized as one of “America’s Best Entrepreneurs” by BusinessWeek Magazine and “30 Entrepreneurs Under 30” by Inc. Magazine. Isaacman was named as a finalist for the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and was the youngest person ever named to the list of “Industry Leaders” by the credit card industry’s leading publication, The Green Sheet, where he now holds a position on the Advisory Board. He has also been featured on NBC’s Today Show, ABC News and Bloomberg, and has been profiled in Entrepreneur Magazine and ISO & Agent Magazine, among other publications and media outlets. 

Serving as President of the organization for 20 years, Donald Isaacman has been a principal contributor to the success of Shift4 Payments. With over 35 years of management and sales experience, Donald has been a key component to the company’s continued growth and prosperity.

As Chief of Staff, Terry Sullivan is responsible for managing and coordinating strategic business initiatives and helping to guide them to completion. Terry also plans and directs administrative and operational activities on behalf of the CEO and other company executives. Terry graduated cum laude from Hood College and received a Juris Doctorate from the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University. He is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Taylor works within the Strategic Projects Group at Shift4 and is mainly focused on evaluating and executing on business development opportunities. Prior to joining Shift4, Taylor worked Blackstone in a variety of roles, most recently as the COO and lead portfolio manager for Blackstone Total Alternatives Solutions funds. He also worked on various initiatives within corporate Finance and on the development of Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions group. Before joining Blackstone in 2010, Taylor worked as a Private Banker at Merrill Lynch where he advised numerous Fortune 500 companies and their executives on capital markets transactions. Taylor received an Economics and Finance Degree from Bentley College in Waltham, MA. He is currently a member of the Young Leaders Society for the United Way of New York City.

Steve has nearly 40 years of software development experience. He is responsible for user interface design and is the co-architect and primary developer of Shift4's Application Program Interface (API). Steve has developed a wide variety of accounting software applications and specialty programs, including the majority of the auditing functions within the Shift4 gateway. Steve is a specialist in multitasking communications applications and is considered the father of Shift4's original payment application, 
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A prolific programmer, Kevin has more than four decades of experience in software development. While the majority of his handiwork is never seen by end-users, Kevin's systems are what make Shift4's 99.98% gateway uptime possible. Kevin earned his BSCS degree from California State University, Fullerton. He is the primary developer of Shift4's Universal Transaction Gateway® (UTG). He also designed and developed Shift4's communications connections to all the major processing companies.

Michael Russo has over 30 years of experience in the hospitality and healthcare technology space, building cutting-edge software products, leading agile teams, driving strategic business initiatives and developing go-to-market strategies. Prior to joining Shift4 Payments, Mr. Russo was Chief Technology Officer at MICROS Systems, Inc., a leading hospitality solutions provider that was acquired and renamed Oracle Hospitality. Throughout his career, Michael has worked with companies at all stages, including venture-backed start-ups, turnarounds and public companies.

Daniel Drasin has nearly three decades of experience leading and transforming product development organizations in the hospitality, healthcare and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining Shift4 Payments, Mr. Drasin was Vice President of Food & Beverage Development at MICROS Systems, Inc. and continued to lead the organization after it was acquired by Oracle. In this role, he was responsible for all F&B-related product development, with additional responsibilities in professional services deliveries and hardware engineering.

As General Counsel, Jordan Frankel oversees the company's legal team, human resources department and quality control department. Jordan has been instrumental in contract negotiations as well as various other legal matters for the company. Mr. Frankel attended the Syracuse University Martin J. Whitman School of Management, then Quinnipiac University School of Law where he obtained his law degree and the Quinnipiac University Lender School of Business where he obtained his Masters in Business Administration.

As Chief Operating Officer, Doug Demko oversees the entire organization’s operations. This includes customer service, 24/7 technical support, inventory and deployment, customer onboarding, order fulfillment, equipment installation and on-site services.

Michael Isaacman is the Chief Commercial Officer at Shift4 Payments, responsible for the revenue strategy, marketing, sales support as well as building upon critical customer and partner relationships. He brings over two decades of leadership in growing revenue, defining business development strategies, cultivating sales organizations and capturing new business across multiple B2B industries.

Prior to joining Shift4 Payments, Isaacman was a key executive at Draken International, where he had responsibility for sales strategy, process, quality management and winning large contracts across government, military and defense industry domains. Preceding Draken, Isaacman spent 20 years within the Information Technology Services industry successfully driving revenue, building sales organizations and implementing creative business solutions for Fortune 500 companies and government organizations.

Dave Hoffman has more than two decades of experience in the B2B software market specializing in hospitality technology. As Chief Product Officer, Dave focuses on building amazing products, delivering exceptional customer experience and enabling strategies to deliver innovation and growth. Prior to joining Shift4 Payments, Dave held product, corporate development and business development leadership positions at Micros Systems and Upserve.

As CFO, Brad is responsible for all financial elements of Shift4 including accounting, financial planning and analysis, cash management, and tax. Prior to joining Shift 4, Brad was the CFO of Elavon, one of the world’s largest merchant processors. Prior to Elavon, Brad served as the CFO for the Digital Banking group at Fiserv and held various leadership roles at Equifax. Brad holds a BS in Management and an MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA.