Matt Garippa graduated from NYU Stern with a double major in Finance and Marketing and a minor in Mathematics. He went on to earn an M.S. at Northwestern in Predictive Analytics. He uses this background and experience in financial markets and financial models to guide strategic planning and analytics.

Zach Garippa is the Co-Founder and CEO. After graduating from Boston College Carroll School of Management with a double major in Finance and Economics, he worked at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management for one of Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors.

Tom Jaklitsch is the Co-Founder and CTO. He was a former Computer Science/Computer Engineering double major at Johns Hopkins before leaving junior year to pursue Negotiatus full time. He has years of experience working with a range of tech companies like Shopify, Dealogic, and SocialToaster, and uses his intimate knowledge of Rails, Django, and .NET to guide development and passion for front-end to guide UX.

Mike Dennhardt studied Marketing at Boston College before being drafted by the Cincinnati Reds. Five years of playing professional baseball helped him develop the leadership and communication skills to lead sales and negotiating efforts.

Mike Mitchell graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in English. He uses his five years of experience as a copywriter and social media strategist to lead content marketing and client acquisition.

Michael Stone, an M.F.A. Design candidate at SVA with a B.S. in Marketing from Boston College, uses his experience in branding, production, and graphic/UX design to manage a consistent identity for content across all consumer touch points.