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About
John Rodkin is Managing Partner at Hyalite Ridge Advisors, where he serves as interim CEO, interim CFO, and board member for PE- and VC-backed companies. He has held seven CEO positions, founded three venture-backed startups with exits to NBCi, WebTrends, and ShopRunner, and has led engineering, product, marketing, finance, and legal functions across startups, PE-backed businesses, and large public companies. His background includes investment committee work at Samsung Next, where he led seed rounds in multiple companies; a role running startup investment practices at Fortive; a law degree from the University of Chicago; and an engineering degree from MIT.
Experience
- Hyalite Ridge AdvisorsManaging Partner — Interim CEO / CFO & Board Member for PE- and VC-backed companiescurrent2022 — present
- Camber PartnersOperating Advisercurrent2024 — present
- WebtrendsBoard Membercurrent2013 — present
- Swiftly, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Hydrolix Inc.President2021 — 2022Bozeman, Montana, United States
- Hydrolix Inc.Advisor2018 — 2021
- CultivateAdvisor2018 — 2021
- FortiveManaging Director - The Fort Innovation Center2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Samsung NEXTManaging Director - San Francisco2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- CedexisAdvisor2011 — 2018
- Ravel Law (a LexisNexis Company)Advisor2011 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford Law SchoolLecturer in Law2011 — 2017
- ShopRunnerChief Product Officer2012 — 2015Menlo Park, CA
- ShopSanity (acquired by ShopRunner)Co-founder and CEO2011 — 2012San Carlos, CA
- InfospaceGeneral Manager, Search2009 — 2010
- University of Chicago Law SchoolLecturer in Law2007 — 2010
- WebPosition (acquired by Infospace)Co-Owner2009
- Green HedgesCo-founder and CEO2007 — 2008
- WebtrendsInterim VP of Engineering and Product Management2007
- WebtrendsVP and GM, Digital Advertising Solutions2006 — 2007
- ClickShift (acquired by WebTrends)Co-founder and CEO2005 — 2006
- US Venture PartnersEIR2004
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Private EquityTurnaround ExperienceBoard of DirectorsStart-up ConsultingInterim ManagementCEOsStart-ups83Product Management46E-commerce16SaaS10Cloud Computing4
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MergersMobile DevicesVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipSocial MediaBusiness DevelopmentProduct MarketingStrategic PartnershipsLanguages Italian
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Colleagues at Camber Partners
Alexa Bennett
Director of Brand Strategy & Marketing at Full In Partners
Anne Herlache
Data Operations Lead at Camber Partners
Ashley Lundquist
VP Talent at Camber Partners
Chad Savoy
Operating Advisor at Camber Partners
Deanna Tan
Investor at Camber Partners
Drew Schmid
Investor at Camber Partners
Duncan McGillivary
VP Investment Team at Camber Partners
Igor Kostenko
Investor at Camber Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Rodkin?
- John Rodkin is Managing Partner at Hyalite Ridge Advisors, where he serves as interim CEO, interim CFO, and board member for PE- and VC-backed companies. He has held seven CEO positions, founded three venture-backed startups with exits to NBCi, WebTrends, and ShopRunner, and has led engineering, product, marketing, finance, and legal functions across startups, PE-backed businesses, and large public companies. His background includes investment committee work at Samsung Next, where he led seed rounds in multiple companies; a role running startup investment practices at Fortive; a law degree from the University of Chicago; and an engineering degree from MIT.
- Where does John Rodkin work?
- John Rodkin is Operating Adviser at Camber Partners.
- Where did John Rodkin go to school?
- John Rodkin studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS / M.Eng., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Marketing, Entrepreneurship); University of Chicago Law School (JD).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Webtrends9
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Also worked at Fortive8
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Also worked at Stanford Law School21
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