Biography

Founder & CEO of ShopText

Steve Roberts launched ShopText in September 2006. Prior to ShopText, Steve's marketing and internet experience includes COO of McCann Erickson's $200 million relationship marketing company MRM Partners, CFO of McCann's $650 million marketing services companies and CFO of Modem Media (acquired by Digitas in 2004), where he led the company's IPO in 1999, and drove its profitable growth to a run rate of $160 million in revenue. Prior to Modem Media, Steve held several global and international P&L management positions at United Technologies. Prior to joining UTC in 1990, Steve structured debt financing for radio, paging, cable and newspaper acquisitions and leveraged buyouts in the Corporate Finance Group of Continental Bank (now Bank of America). Steve has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Middlebury College. You can see Steve's full bio on LinkedIN . Contact Steve at sroberts[at]shoptext[dot]com