Upromise Revenue and Competitors

Upromise was founded by Michael Bronner, who is Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Digitas, a leading marketing services firm. Bronner's interest in making college more affordable for families came from his own experience as a scholarship student. During his sophomore year, Bronner paid for much of his tuition by launching his first business - a coupon service for campus merchants. That company, now Digitas, employs approximately 1,100 professionals serving Fortune 50 clients like GM, American Express and AT&T. In June 2001, George Bell joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer. Bell was formerly the CEO and Chairman of Excite@Home, where he shepherded the company through massive growth, evolving from 23 employees to more than 3,000 worldwide. Prior to Excite@Home, Bell launched the Outdoor Life Network, a specialty cable channel; served as Senior Vice President of Times Mirror Magazines; and was an Emmy Award-winning producer and writer of adventure documentaries for ABC, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic.