Key Management and Board of Directors
Eric Remer, Founder and CEO, Director
Eric Remer founded and currently serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PaySimple. PaySimple began as a wholly owned subsidiary of Conclave Group, a direct marketing services company, which he founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to founding Conclave Group, Eric co-founded and served as the VP of Business and Strategic Development for I-Behavior, a database marketing solutions provider. Eric began his business career in investment banking, most recently with Vrolyk & Company, a San Fransisco-based investment banking firm serving emerging growth and middle market companies. Eric graduated with a BA in History from the University of Michigan.
Allen Wolff, Co-Founder and CFO
Allen Wolff co-founded and currently serves as Executive Vice President of PaySimple, which began as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Conclave Group, where Allen served as President. At PaySimple, Allen is responsible for new business development and strategic financial planning with a primary objective of working in conjunction with customers to design customized PaySimple solutions that optimize business efficiencies. Prior to his time with the Conclave Group, Allen participated in more than a dozen private equity transactions representing more than $40M in invested capital during his tenure at SpaceVest, a Washington DC based Venture Capital firm. Allen began his career in the restaurant industry and still owns a BD’s Mongolian Barbeque franchise in Bethesda, MD. Allen received his B.A. in Organizational Studies from the University of Michigan and his MBA in Entrepreneurship and Finance from the University of Maryland.
Devin Schain, Director
Devin Schain has over 20 years of experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of direct marketing and affinity based companies. He has specialized skills in general management, sales, marketing, and business development. Most recently, Devin is the co-founder of Educational Direct, a Student Lending business that grew from start-up phase to a valuation of $375 million in a three year period. The firm operates today with a loan volume of over $2.7 billion and over $120 million in revenue.
Devin Schain created his first company, On Campus Marketing (OCM), as a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Devin managed OCM to 11 consecutive years of increasing revenue and profits, leading to a successful sale of the company in June of 2001 to Student Advantage (NASDQ: STAD). He earned a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Washington, DC chapter of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). He is very involved in several non-profit organizations including Hoop Dreams, University of Pennsylvania Mid Atlantic Trustee, Heart of Education, and the American Cancer Society.
Bill Flagg, Director
Bill Flagg is President and former co-owner of RegOnline, which he sold to The Active Network in October of 2007. Bill also founded Flagg Publications, which he sold in 2002. Bill is an investor in and advisor to several private companies including, The Active Network, PaySimple, Gold Lake, and Gallery Keoki . Through the Flagg Foundation he established in 2008, Bill contributes to organizations including Etown, PassageWorks, and Entrepreneurs' Organization. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan.
Bill is passionate about industry-leading business and marketing practices and loves to help organizations grow organically (billflagg.blogspot.com). Bill lives in Boulder, Colorado with Teddy, his 110lb golden retriever. He loves to mountain bike, ski, play ice hockey, travel, and read as much as possible.
Jim Scott, Director
Jim Scott is currently the Chief Executive Officer of The Scott Company, LLC d/b/a CEO Advisors, LLC (CEOA). CEOA was formed in 1998 as a professional business advisory firm focused on providing sophisticated strategic, financial, and transactional advice to small and middle-market companies. Under Jim Scott's leadership, CEOA has worked with clients ranging from zero-revenue startups to billion dollar public companies in projects ranging from the creation of an initial business plan to running the day-to-day operations of the business. Jim began his career in investment banking at Salomon Brothers Inc. in New York City as a financial analyst in the domestic mergers and acquisitions group. During his 8-year tenure in investment banking, Jim advised clients on over $20 billion in transactions in multiple industries. Since moving to Denver in 1998, Jim has become a member of Board of Directors of Denver, Colorado-based Qube Visual and Billings, Montana-based High Country Concrete and is on the Board of Trustees of the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver. Jim graduated with highest honors from Boston University.
Samir Shah, Director
Samir has over 12 years of strong technology and management experience in banking and electronic payments industries and has overseen delivery of key payments solutions for premier banks and FIs in the USA. As a pioneering member of AurionPro management team, he started AurionPro Internet Applications Group during early Internet days in India. He subsequently served over four years at BankServ as Head of Technology and later founded AurionPro USA operations. Based in California, today Samir is responsible for and continues to drive overall growth of AurionPro USA businesses. He holds a BS in Engineering in Computer Science and a MBA in Finance from Bombay University in India.
