David Shipper – Aite Group Senior Research Analyst

David Shipper is a Senior Research Analyst within Aite Group’s Retail Banking & Payments practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. With more than 15 years of expertise leading debit and credit card strategies for financial institutions, he brings an expert perspective to his role.

Shipper is proud to be involved with multiple payment industry advisory groups, such as the ABA Payment System Administrative Committee (PSAC), FIS Retail Payments Card Advisory Council and Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force.

Early Life and Education

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Quality early childhood care and education programs are therefore imperative. UNESCO believes these types of initiatives promote holistic development, gender equality and social cohesion – not to mention having beneficial effects on a child’s future academics and life. Furthermore, such programs help reduce crime rates, improve maternal health and increase high school graduation rates.

Professional Career

Dave Shipper’s professional career has spanned more than two decades. His responsibilities have included managing debit and credit card programs, creating product innovations, and consulting on strategic initiatives aimed at increasing bank profitability and customer satisfaction. David has served on multiple payment industry advisory groups and been a frequent speaker at industry conventions and conferences. Furthermore, he was honored with the Aite-Novarica Group’s highest honor: the Aite-Novarica Distinguished Service Award.

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Achievement and Honors

David Shipper, founder and editor emeritus of American Shipper, has had a profound effect on the shipping industry. In 1974 he launched the first national trade publication dedicated exclusively to containerization – creating an increasingly competitive and efficient freight transportation sector.

Not only was he an accomplished businessman, but he also displayed remarkable civic engagement – especially when it came to improving Cedar Hill. A longtime member of the Cedar Hill Chamber of Commerce and volunteer advisor for City Economic Development Corporation, he has earned himself numerous accolades including honorary citizen status – which was recently confirmed with a proclamation recognizing all his significant contributions to the community.

Personal Life

Dave Shipper is a professional photographer from Hot Springs, Arkansas who developed an early interest in nature and the environment. While he enjoys and explores many photographic genres, his specialty lies in creating fine art landscapes.

His father was a photographer and had an in-house darkroom, so Dave took up photography at an early age and soon after began taking pictures of nature. Later he earned a degree in wildlife conservation from Louisiana Tech University before embarking on his professional photography journey.

David Smith and Dorothy Dehner lived on an eighty-six acre property near Bolton Landing, New York where he created an artist’s studio. Smith worked on numerous projects throughout his lifetime, such as creating “Structure and Light” sculpture series; additionally he produced a considerable body of paintings.

Net Worth

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A positive net worth indicates your assets exceed your liabilities, while a negative net worth indicates your liabilities exceed your assets.

Geffen is a co-founder of DreamWorks SKG, the movie studio he established with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994. Additionally, he owns an extensive art collection as well as real estate in New York and California, plus the 453-foot yacht Rising Sun.

He owns Herms International, which produces bags and silk scarves. He inherited it from his grandfather. Furthermore, he holds a stake in Lazard Frres – one of the top independent M&A banks.