Cliff Lerner
Cliff Lerner is an American entrepreneur, author and media personality. He is best known as the co-founder and CEO SNAP Interactive, a software and social media company which created one of the first applications on Facebook. Snap Interactive CREATES online dating applications including, FirstMet.com (previously AreYouInterested) and, The Grade. Snap interactive went public in 2006.
Early Life and education
Lerner grew up in Long Island, and lives in Manhattan, New York. He attended Cornell University where he received a B.S. in Applied Economics & Business Management in 2000.
Career
Lerner started at Lehman Brothers as an analyst in the equities division from 2000-2005. In 2005, he left Lehman to start eTwine Inc and launched an online dating site IamFreeTonight.com. Lerner served as president, chairman, and CEO of Snap Interactive from 2005 â 2016 before merging with AVM Software (owners of Paltalk). Under his leadership, SNAP's revenue grew 4,412 percent from 2007 to 2011.