Where does John Rhodes work?

John Rhodes is Founder and Chief Technologist of CM First Group.

What companies did John Rhodes found?

John Rhodes founded CM First Group.

Where did John Rhodes go to school?

John Rhodes studied at New York University (MS, Management, Information Systems); Texas A&M University (BS, Computer Science).

John Rhodes

Founder

Founder and Chief Technologist at CM First Group

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedCM First Group

Find your path to John

54 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Rami BranitzkyunlockedJohn: together at New York University (1994)

×3John: together at Texas A&M University

×8John: together at New York University

Founder and Chief Technologist at CM First Group

Intro paths

→

In turn, John can intro founders to CM First Group's investors below.

CM First Group's investors · 2

Capital FactoryAustin Central Texas Angel NetworkAustin

Experience

CM First GroupCTO / Managing Directorcurrent1999 — presentAustin, Texas Area
CA TechnologiesManaging Consultant1997 — 1999Austin, Texas Area
SynonPrincipal Consultant1995 — 1997Austin, Texas Area
Kraft General FoodsProject Manager1986 — 1995Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

IBM System iIBM Rational ToolsIBM zSQL DB2Microsoft Visual Studio CodeEnterprise ArchitectureMobile ApplicationsCA 2E (Synon)CA PlexCA RepositorySencha TouchPhoneGap

+12 more

Software DevelopmentJavaSoftware Project ManagementDesign PatternsArchitectureJavaScriptXMLAgile MethodologiesSenchaConsultingCloud ComputingManagement

Languages English · Spanish

POWERUp 2026 Speaker — COMMON, a users group
Professional Scrum Master — Scrum.org

From John's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Rhodes?: Founder and Chief Technologist at CM First Group
Where does John Rhodes work?: John Rhodes is Founder and Chief Technologist of CM First Group.
What companies did John Rhodes found?: John Rhodes founded CM First Group.
Where did John Rhodes go to school?: John Rhodes studied at New York University (MS, Management, Information Systems); Texas A&M University (BS, Computer Science).

Founder mafias

New York University mafia243

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jonathan RossHonors Mathematics and Honors Computer ScienceFounded Groq Rajiv KhemaniMSFounded Auradine +5 Dennis CrowleyMPSFounded Street FC +3 Uri LopatinResidencyFounded Assemblybio +2 Ben ZisesReal Estate Finance and InvestmentFounded Superangelsyndicate +2 Brien ColwellMastersFounded BringYour +2

+ 236 more

Texas A&M University mafia98

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Montana LowDropoutFounded Tomo +3 Kevin JudiceBachelor of Science (BS)Founded DiCE Molecules +2 Jeff Wilson aka Professor DumpsterFounded No Cap +1 Tom MillerBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Iambic Therapeutics, Inc. +1 Sassie DugglebyB.S.Founded Venus Aerospace +1 Mike WitteBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded Equalparts +1

+ 91 more

Same school

Also attended New York University668

Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at Nvidia Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General Catalyst Andrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at Heavybit Rami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire Ventures Zach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VC Ankita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartX

+ 662 more

Also attended Texas A&M University281

Kanu GulatiInvestor at Khosla Ventures Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado Ventures Jackie PfisterChief Operating Officer at Mercury Fund Lisa RobertsChief Product Officer at Mercury Fund Brent KeltonPartner & Texas Leader at Moneta Ventures Clinton BybeeCo-founder & Managing Director, Emeritus at ARCH Venture Partners

+ 275 more

Shared employers

Also worked at CA Technologies78

Greg DraconPartner at .406 Ventures Issac RothVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital Gordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital Factory SianFounding Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Wayne ByrneVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES Scott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS Capital

+ 72 more

Also worked at Kraft General Foods62

Animesh SharmaVP - GTM at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp Michał RokoszInvestor at Inovo VC Tushna MaroliaAssociate Growth & Analytics at DSG Consumer Partners Aniko SzigetvariFounding Partner at Atlantica Ventures Steve SadoveFormer Chairman and CEO at Saks, former chair of NRF, advisor to Mastercard at XRC Ertharin CousinFounder and CEO, Food Systems for the Future at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

+ 56 more