John Goodson
InvestorChief Technology Officer at Rubicon Technology Partners
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About
John Goodson serves as Chief Technology Officer at Rubicon Technology Partners, with a background spanning Chief Product Officer and Chief Product and Technology Officer roles. His work has included software development, the acquisition and integration of companies (34 acquisitions), the incorporation of AI into products across large organizations, and the migration of legacy products to cloud and SaaS platforms.
Experience
- Rubicon Technology PartnersChief Technology Officercurrent2026 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- EltegraAIBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- CCC Intelligent SolutionsEVP, Chief Product and Technology Officer2023 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
- CCC Intelligent SolutionsChief Technology Officer2021 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
- CCC Intelligent SolutionsSVP R&D2020 — 2021
- VerintSVP & GM, Products, Customer Engagement Solutions2015 — 2020Alpharetta, GA
- Progress SoftwareChief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer2014 — 2015Morrisville, NC
- Progress SoftwareChief Product Officer2013 — 2014Morrisville, nc
- Progress SoftwareSenior Vice President and General Manager - Enterprise Data and Business Solutions2010 — 2013
- Progress SoftwareGeneral Manager and Vice President2003 — 2010
- DataDirect TechnologiesVice President and General Manager (and co-founder)2001 — 2003
- MerantVice President, R&D1999 — 2001
- MerantDirector, R&D1994 — 1999
- Q+E SoftwareSenior Software Engineer1993 — 1994
- Pioneer SoftwareSenior Software Engineer1992 — 1993
- Data GeneralPrincipal Software Engineer1986 — 1992
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Early-Stage StartupsSOA45Emerging Technologies13Cloud Computing85IT Management9Middleware36Scrum3Software Development22Solution Selling18Distributed Systems2Web Services7
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IntegrationProfessional ServicesBusiness AlliancesSoftware IndustryEnterprise ArchitectureSoftware DesignIT StrategyBusiness IntelligenceStrategyLeadershipManagementEnterprise SoftwareFrom John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Rubicon Technology Partners
Aakash Garg
Vice President at Rubicon Technology Partners
Adam Hirsch
Vice President at Rubicon Technology Partners
Alex Kleiner
Partner at Rubicon Technology Partners
Alison Beyer
Principal at Rubicon Technology Partners
Andy Gesell
Senior Advisor at Rubicon Technology Partners
Antaures Jackson
Associate at Rubicon Technology Partners
Anthony D'Orazio
Associate at Rubicon Technology Partners
Avery Zieper
Senior Associate, Investor Relations at Rubicon Technology Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Goodson?
- John Goodson serves as Chief Technology Officer at Rubicon Technology Partners, with a background spanning Chief Product Officer and Chief Product and Technology Officer roles. His work has included software development, the acquisition and integration of companies (34 acquisitions), the incorporation of AI into products across large organizations, and the migration of legacy products to cloud and SaaS platforms.
- Where does John Goodson work?
- John Goodson is Chief Technology Officer at Rubicon Technology Partners.
- Where did John Goodson go to school?
- John Goodson studied at Virginia Tech (BS, Computer Science).
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Also worked at Merant12
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