ACV Auctions CEO and leadership

George became CEO of ACV Auctions in 2016. He was an early angel investor in ACV and was drawn by the company’s long term vision to be the Trusted and Transparent platform to buy Used Vehicles. ACV is the leading digital marketplace for automotive dealers to purchase used vehicles. George co-founded Synacor (Nasdaq: SYNC) right out of college in 1998, and spent the next two decades building it. George has a passion for Entrepreneurship and serves as Chairman of Launch NY, a non-for-profit organization supporting the startup ecosystem for Upstate New York.

Joseph Neiman is a Founder, Vice President of Business Development at ACV Auctions; Head of Product at ACV Auctions; and Chief Customer Success Officer at ACV Auctions and is based in Buffalo, New York. He has worked as Owner at In Demand Auto and Sales Manager at West Herr Automotive Group. Joseph studied at University at Buffalo between 2004 and 2007.

I have a broad spectrum of experience ranging from software development, angel investing, startups, and network/systems administration. Member of the UB Computer Science Advisory Council, and member of the WNY Computer Science Teachers Association.

Craig Anderson was most recently the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Flywheel Sports where he was responsible for operations, finance, supply chain, analytics, legal and strategic initiatives. At Flywheel, Anderson helped the organization grow to more than 40 locations and develop a consumer technology product. Prior to Flywheel, Anderson was President and Chief Operating Officer at an online advertising exchange, where he drove growth from 200 advertisers in 2013 to more than 4,000 in 2015. He previously served as a Vice President at The Blackstone Group. Craig is a lawyer who began his career at O'Melveny & Myers where he worked on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and private equity deals. He has a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.

Accomplished financial executive and business partner with over 20 years of results oriented leadership and broad based experience in both public and privately held, venture-backed software and hardware global technology businesses. Highly experienced in building teams and scaling businesses through an IPO and beyond, as well as restructuring and rationalizing operations. Raised over $2.5 Billion in equity and debt financing. Energetic, driven and focused, with strong communication skills, and a frequent speaker at CFO conferences.

Vikas Mehta is a Chief Operating Officer at ACV Auctions. He has worked as Head:Managed Payments initiative at EBAY INC and General Mgr:Consumer Business at EBAY INC. Vikas attended University of Florida and MIT.

Kate Cadou Clegg serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Arhaus, LLC. She served as a Partner of PR & Events at Rosetta Marketing Strategies Group, Inc. Kate Clegg served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Partner at Brulant, Inc. Kate Clegg has 17-plus years of experience in the general marketing communications sector. She has extensive knowledge in the areas of strategic planning, brand management, product innovation and relationship based sales programs. She was a Principal at Media First Public Relations, where she worked with clients to develop and in turn drive their messaging through targeted media channels. Prior to joining Media First, she served as Partner and Vice President of Marketing for Christian & Timbers. Prior to that, she served as the Director of Marketing and Information Services for Colliers International.

Joseph Neiman is a Founder, Vice President of Business Development at ACV Auctions; Head of Product at ACV Auctions; and Chief Customer Success Officer at ACV Auctions and is based in Buffalo, New York. He has worked as Owner at In Demand Auto and Sales Manager at West Herr Automotive Group. Joseph studied at University at Buffalo between 2004 and 2007.

I have a broad spectrum of experience ranging from software development, angel investing, startups, and network/systems administration. Member of the UB Computer Science Advisory Council, and member of the WNY Computer Science Teachers Association.

George became CEO of ACV Auctions in 2016. He was an early angel investor in ACV and was drawn by the company’s long term vision to be the Trusted and Transparent platform to buy Used Vehicles. ACV is the leading digital marketplace for automotive dealers to purchase used vehicles. George co-founded Synacor (Nasdaq: SYNC) right out of college in 1998, and spent the next two decades building it. George has a passion for Entrepreneurship and serves as Chairman of Launch NY, a non-for-profit organization supporting the startup ecosystem for Upstate New York.

Joseph Neiman is a Founder, Vice President of Business Development at ACV Auctions; Head of Product at ACV Auctions; and Chief Customer Success Officer at ACV Auctions and is based in Buffalo, New York. He has worked as Owner at In Demand Auto and Sales Manager at West Herr Automotive Group. Joseph studied at University at Buffalo between 2004 and 2007.

I have a broad spectrum of experience ranging from software development, angel investing, startups, and network/systems administration. Member of the UB Computer Science Advisory Council, and member of the WNY Computer Science Teachers Association.