James “Jim” McKelvey is the co-founder of mobile payments company Square, and a member of its board of directors. He is a serial entrepreneur, having launched at least seven startups and nonprofits—most recently, Invisibly, a St. Louis, Missouri-based startup aiming to help publishers monetize digital content.
Raised in St. Louis, McKelvey attended Washington University in St. Louis. After his graduation, he joined IBM as a contractor. He then went on to found Mira Smart Conference and co-found Third Degree Glass Factory.
In 2009, he started Square with Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey. The idea for the company came after he ran into issues trying to sell a piece from his glassblowing studio. Now, Square allows small merchants to accept payments with ease from their mobile devices. The company had over 2,500 employees and a market capitalization of $20 billion as of 2020.
McKelvey also co-founded LaunchCode, a nonprofit dedicated to helping coders land their first jobs at top companies by setting up paid technology apprenticeships.
He is an independent director for numerous privately-held companies, in addition to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In March 2020, he published a book, “The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time.”
McKelvey earned his B.A. in economics and a B.S. in computer science at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Who are Block's active insiders?
Block's insider roster includes Amrita Ahuja (CFO), Ajmere Dale (CAO), Paul Deighton (Director), Jack Dorsey (Block Head, Chairman and Co-Founder), Chrysty Esperanza (Chief Legal Officer), Sarah Friar (CFO), Brian Grassadonia (Insider), Alyssa Henry (Insider), James Mckelvey (Director), Mary Meeker (Director), Jacqueline Reses (Insider), Lawrence Summers (Director), David Viniar (Director), and Sivan Whiteley (Insider). Learn More on Block's active insiders.
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During the last year, Block insiders bought shares 1 times. They purchased a total of 434,405 shares worth more than $25,000,007.75. During the last year, insiders at the technology company sold shares 34 times. They sold a total of 565,892 shares worth more than $41,491,920.79. The most recent insider tranaction occured on December, 2nd when insider Chrysty Esperanza sold 2,865 shares worth more than $272,175.00. Insiders at Block own 10.5% of the company.
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