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Leadership Team
Elisabeth DeMarse
A member of The Committee of 200, Ms DeMarse is a cum laude graduate of Wellesley College, where she was a Durant Scholar, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School with an emphasis in marketing.
Christopher J. Speltz
Mr. Speltz earned a BS in Business from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Jeff Whitmire
Mr. Whitmire earned a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a CPA in the state of Texas.
Cesar A. Gonzalez
Mr. Gonzalez holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University, and is a member of the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers.
Jody Farmer
Mr. Farmer holds a BA in Accounting from Baylor University, and an MBA from Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University. He is a CPA in the state of Texas.
Wendy Stahl
Ms Stahl holds a BA from Carleton College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and Harvard Business School Clubs of NY and CT. |
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Ms DeMarse is a financial services industry expert with extensive experience in financial information and technology. She led the investment team that identified the opportunity presented by CreditCards.com, and is uniquely qualified to create a winning vision and strategy for the company, and to oversee its execution. She is recognized for developing and leading high profile businesses and is an industry spokesperson. Her previous roles include leadership positions in prestigious companies, including Hoover's Inc., Bloomberg LP and Citibank. Most recently, she served as President, CEO and Board Member of Bankrate, Inc. Ms DeMarse serves on the Boards of ZipRealty, Edgar-Online, and All-Star Directories. 
Mr. Speltz leads all internal and external financial and accounting activities of the company, as well as Human Resources. Prior to joining CreditCards.com, Mr. Speltz was Senior Vice President, Finance at Activant Solutions. He has also held senior finance and managerial positions with Societe Generale and Comerica Bank. 
Mr. Whitmire primarily devotes his attention to advertising and client relations. Since joining the company in 2004, Mr. Whitmire has been instrumental in building the company, having served as CFO and President prior to his current role. Mr. Whitmire was previously the CFO and President of Click Success, LP. and has held leadership roles at Activant Solutions, Capstar Broadcasting and Ernst & Young LLP. 
Mr. Gonzalez leads software development, system administration and integration of technical solutions at CreditCards.com. His past experience includes President and founder of Rapido Technologies, CTO at Ambrosia Solutions and Senior Solutions Architect at 2nd Wave/Torchquest. 
Mr. Farmer leads marketing, public relations and editorial efforts for CreditCards.com. He has extensive experience in direct marketing, online banking and credit for both, consumers and small business. Prior to joining CreditCards.com, Mr. Farmer served as Director, eBusiness for Dell Financial Services. His previous experience includes marketing leadership roles at NextCard and The Associates. 
Ms Stahl leads growth, acquisition and organizational development initiatives at CreditCards.com. Her previous experience includes leadership roles at Sony Online, The Weather Channel and Landmark Communications, as well as senior executive positions with NBC, RCA and Mead Westvaco. She served as a management consultant with ZEFER and Interactive Broadband Partners (IBB) where she advised clients such as Bankrate and Comcast. She brings extensive experience in Strategy, Business Development, Domestic and International Marketing and Mergers & Acquisitions to the CreditCards.com leadership team. 