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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Speaker: Mr. Scott Grimes, Chief Executive Officer - Cardlytics
Bio:
Mr. Grimes is an experienced entrepreneur and strategist. Prior to founding Cardlytics, he was a senior vice president and general manager at Capital One where his team developed ground-breaking payments products. Mr. Grimes has worked both sides of the emerging technology world as a VC at Canaan Partners and as an executive at the leading e-Sourcing company FreeMarkets. He led key strategy and M&A initiatives for technology companies during his eight years as a principal at McKinsey & Co. Mr. Grimes began his career with a 10-year stint at Schlumberger as an electrical engineer. Scott holds a B.S.E.E. from Union College and an M.B.A. from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.