Mr. Long had more than 40 years of senior executive management and systems development experience in several publicly traded companies, as well as operating his own systems consulting business. Before assuming the CEO position at Usio, Inc., Mr. Long was Vice President of Information Technology at Billing Concepts, at that time, the largest third-party billing clearinghouse for the telecommunications industry. Mr. Long’s career experience also includes insurance industry business development for Accenture (Andersen Consulting). As a business owner/consultant, he conducted studies for several hardware and software companies, which resulted in strategic decisions that led to improved market share and high growth. Mr. Long also served as an outside director to FaceKey Corporation, a San Antonio based biometric security firm that focuses on developing leading-edge fingerprint and facial recognition systems for high security area needs.

Mr. Long passed away on September 7, 2022 and was honored posthumously as Chairman Emeritus.