Jim Mckelvey — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder of Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.) in 2009.
Deputy Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis since January 2022.
Founded Invisibly in 2016, a company focused on consumer data monetization.
Established Mira Conference Inc. in 1989, a software company.
Co-founded Third Degree Glass Factory in 2002, a glass art studio.
Authored a handbook on UCSD Pascal and Apple Pascal in 1986.
Co-founded LaunchCode in 2013, a non-profit for tech apprenticeships.

Biography

James Morgan McKelvey Jr. is an American billionaire businessman recognized for co-founding Block, Inc., originally known as Square, Inc., with Jack Dorsey in 2009. He served as Square's chairman until 2010 and currently sits on Block, Inc.'s board of directors. McKelvey's contributions to Square included early hardware development, and the company's iconic card reader design was inducted into the Museum of Modern Art in 2011.

Beyond Block, McKelvey has a diverse entrepreneurial background.