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John Rodkin

Investor

Managing Director at Samsung Next

San Francisco Bay Area

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

  1. Hyalite Ridge AdvisorsManaging Partner — Interim CEO / CFO & Board Member for PE- and VC-backed companiescurrent2022 — present
  2. Camber PartnersOperating Advisercurrent2024 — present
  3. WebtrendsBoard Membercurrent2013 — present
  4. Swiftly, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Hydrolix Inc.President2021 — 2022Bozeman, Montana, United States
  6. Hydrolix Inc.Advisor2018 — 2021
  7. CultivateAdvisor2018 — 2021
  8. FortiveManaging Director - The Fort Innovation Center2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Samsung NEXTManaging Director - San Francisco2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. CedexisAdvisor2011 — 2018
  11. Ravel Law (a LexisNexis Company)Advisor2011 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Stanford Law SchoolLecturer in Law2011 — 2017
  13. ShopRunnerChief Product Officer2012 — 2015Menlo Park, CA
  14. ShopSanity (acquired by ShopRunner)Co-founder and CEO2011 — 2012San Carlos, CA
  15. InfospaceGeneral Manager, Search2009 — 2010
  16. University of Chicago Law SchoolLecturer in Law2007 — 2010
  17. WebPosition (acquired by Infospace)Co-Owner2009
  18. Green HedgesCo-founder and CEO2007 — 2008
  19. WebtrendsInterim VP of Engineering and Product Management2007
  20. WebtrendsVP and GM, Digital Advertising Solutions2006 — 2007

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS / M.Eng., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science1991 — 1996
  2. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Marketing2003 — 2005
  3. University of Chicago Law SchoolJD1997 — 2005
  4. Università Bocconi2004
  5. Fallbrook High School1988 — 1991

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Private EquityTurnaround ExperienceBoard of DirectorsStart-up ConsultingInterim ManagementCEOsStart-ups83Product Management46E-commerce16Cloud Computing4Mergers2
+12 moreMobile DevicesVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipSocial MediaBusiness DevelopmentProduct MarketingStrategic PartnershipsProduct DevelopmentSaaSEnterprise SoftwareManagementStrategy

Languages Italian

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Colleagues at Samsung Next

Albert Kim
Investor at Samsung Next
Amy Lee
Investor at Samsung Next
Andy Duong
Investment Director at Samsung Next
Brendon Kim
Managing Director at Samsung Next
Caroline Rehfuss
Investor at Samsung Next
Chris Kurdziel
Investor at Samsung Next
David Lee
Head of Samsung Next at Samsung Next
Diane Choi
Investor at Samsung Next

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Fabio Lancellotti
Partner at Aster Capital

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,280

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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business476

Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech Capital

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Also attended University of Chicago Law School25

David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarAbigail JohnsonPartner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire VenturesAmanda BuschGeneral Counsel at Mucker CapitalMike GomezInvestor at CapitalGKarl WachterGeneral Counsel, Partner at Magnetar AI VenturesRamis KhanInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

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Also attended Università Bocconi343

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGlenda GrazioliPartner at P101 VenturesAlessandro TavecchioPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Webtrends4

Guy TurnerPartner at Hyde Park Venture PartnersTim KoppSenior Advisor at Hyde Park Venture PartnersLeo ChangPrincipal at Samsung NextAkshay DodejaFounder at Picplum

Also worked at Fortive5

Kate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersManik PasrichaVice President at Titan CapitalJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersBen RushSenior Associate at Pioneer Square LabsTanishq KancharlaFounder at Libretto

Also worked at Samsung NEXT40

Niko CiminelliInvestor at Khosla VenturesPatrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalBurke DavisPartner at Sorenson VenturesRan AchituvInvestor at Entree CapitalRaymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextHaerim YunVenture Operations at Samsung Next

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Also worked at ShopRunner11

Marshall PorterGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpDavid HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalRoger LiewPartner at Impact EngineSam YaganCo-Founder and Managing Director at Corazon CapitalCarrie BeachHead of Operations at Corazon CapitalHanna AzizExecutive Assistant at SemperVirens Venture Capital

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