Arnold P. Leap

As Chief Information Officer, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Arnie Leap oversees all aspects of Information Technology systems and strategy for the company including the technology roadmap, software development, cloud, business intelligence, data privacy, data governance and compliance, and information security. He is continually focused on identifying innovative ways to apply technology to enhance the customer experience, and keep the company at the forefront of where consumers are going next.

Under Arnie’s leadership, the company transformed its technology platform to create an intuitive e-commerce destination. Leveraging the company’s portfolio of more than a dozen brands, Arnie and his team established a single destination that enables shoppers to accommodate multiple shopping needs through one platform as part of one customer journey, significantly increasing the number of customers shopping across multiple 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. brands.

Before joining 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. in 2013, Arnie spent 16 years at Direct Insite Corp., a provider of on-demand cloud-based software, where he worked in various roles of increasing responsibility culminating in his position as Executive Vice President, CTO. Prior to his time with Direct Insite Corp., Arnie held several software development and management positions.

Arnie is an active member of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), a nonprofit organization through which he volunteers his experience and expertise to help national security agencies address challenges including risk assessment and cyber security. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology.