Rich Zapf

Rich Zapf has extensive experience in the ecommerce and digital marketing industry. Rich currently holds the role of SVP of Product Experience at SimpleTire, where they lead a team of professionals in creating great digital experiences for customers. Prior to this, they worked at LuckyVitamin as the Vice President of Ecommerce, where they were responsible for sales and strategy and played a key role in the company's international expansion. Rich also served as the Sr. Director of Ecommerce at LuckyVitamin, where they achieved consistent high topline revenue growth. Before that, they were the VP of Product Management at Pet360, where they led the customer experience and product roadmap. Rich also has experience in the health and wellness industry through their role as the Director of Ecommerce - Subscription Business at Nutrisystem. Earlier in their career, Zapf held roles at GSI Commerce and GSI Commerce Inc, where they managed various aspects of e-commerce and online business. Rich has also co-founded companies such as Music123.com and Zapf's Music Stores, Inc. and co-founded and operated Milkboy Recording Studio. Overall, Zapf's work experience showcases their expertise in driving digital product efforts, leading teams, and spearheading international expansion and localization efforts.

Rich Zapf's education history begins in 1982 when they attended Germantown Friends School, where they completed their high school education. Rich then went on to Connecticut College from 1988 to 1992, earning a Bachelor's degree in Music.

In 2008, Rich obtained certifications from Omniture University and Pragmatic Marketing. Although the degree names and fields of study are not provided for these certifications, it can be inferred that they are relevant to their career.

Recently, in 2022, Rich attended the CPO Accelerator and completed a certificate program in Product Management.

In addition to their formal education, Rich obtained a certification in Elasticsearch training - "Think like a relevance engineer" from OpenSource Connections in May 2020. This suggests their commitment to continuing education and staying updated in their field.