Greg Liberman

Greg Liberman is an American business executive. He is currently CEO of PuppySpot, an online service that connects prospective dog owners with responsible breeders. He previously headed Spark Networks, the online personal services provider which owns the JDate and ChristianMingle brands.

Early life and education

Liberman started his first business when he was 15.

Liberman holds a BA in Economics from Stanford University and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School, where he also served as the law school's student body president. In addition, he completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.

Career

Early career

Liberman started his career in San Francisco as an attorney for law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. He then served as Vice President for Corporate Development and Associate General Counsel at GlobalCenter, a subsidiary of the telecommunications firm Global Crossing. After the Internet infrastructure company Exodus Communications acquired GlobalCenter, Liberman worked at Exodus as Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs. He subsequently worked as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of CytRx, a publicly-traded biotechnology company based in Los Angeles.

Spark Networks

In October 2004, Liberman joined Spark Networks, the online personal services provider which owns JDate and ChristianMingle, in the role of general counsel. He then became the COO in 2005 and President in 2006, before being appointed CEO and a Director of the company in 2011. In November 2013, Liberman also assumed the position of chairman of the board of directors.

As head of Spark Networks, Liberman provided commentary and InterViews on the modern dating world for media outlets including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, The Forward, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Bloomberg Television. He also spoke at major international conferences, including Variety's Family Entertainment and Faith-Based Summit, TribeFest, and SXSW.

After ten years with the company, Liberman stepped down in August 2014.

PuppySpot

On October 18, 2016, in his capacity as CEO of the company, Liberman launched PuppySpot, an online service connecting consumers with a screened and vetted network of thousands of responsible breeders nationwide. He said, "At its core, PuppySpot is a service, but it is far more than just a service. It's a community where dogs are celebrated and where trust, confidence and transparency are paramount. Our mission is to make lives better by placing healthy puppies into happy homes, because we know how much joy dogs bring to our own lives."

PuppySpot is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and also has offices in Florida and Utah. The company has a "No Puppy Mill Promise": "PuppySpot has a zero tolerance policy for puppy mills or substandard breeding practices of any kind." PuppySpot is licensed by the USDA and "mandates a comprehensive, proprietary screening process that all breeders must pass." As a result, PuppySpot states that it accepts "fewer than 10% of all potential breeder applicants." PuppySpot then stays in regular contact with its breeders and offers a health guarantee for every puppy it places.

On National Puppy Day on March 23, 2017, PuppySpot CEO Greg Liberman appeared on Fox & Friends with ten puppies. Liberman shared information on how to pick out a puppy and which breeds best suit different people and environments.

Liberman is an advocate on animal welfare issues. He has called on the incoming U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to address the "growth of substandard breeding establishments that place profit above the welfare of animals, commonly referred to as puppy mills."

Professional affiliations

Liberman's other professional affiliations include:

• Member, YPO (Los Angeles chapter, executive committee member)
• Member, Stanford Associates (an honorary organization of alumni who have been identified as Stanford University’s top volunteers)
• Mentor, StartEngine (a Los Angeles-based technology startup accelerator)