Shopify Inc. announced that Jeff Hoffmeister, CPA, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Amy Shapero, who is stepping down following the company's third quarter 2022 earnings announcement on October 27, 2022. Hoffmeister will join Shopify from Morgan Stanley, where he spent over two decades in its Technology Investment Banking group.

Jeff Hoffmeister is a Managing Director for Morgan Stanley in their Technology Investment Banking Group. Prior to his current role overseeing the team in New York and co-heading the Americas Tech Banking team, Jeff ran the firm's EMEA Tech Banking practice. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Jeff held various finance, auditing and M&A roles at other companies, including PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Jeff has significant experience leading high-profile tech companies in a variety of transactions, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, convertible notes, equity and debt financings and M&A transactions. Notably, Jeff helped lead IPOs for dozens of companies, including Shopify. He graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and has a Master in Business Administration from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

He also holds a license as a certified public accountant (CPA).