Co-Chair Digital Media and Technology Group and Deal Lead and Member @ (April 2017 - Present)
President and Chief Executive Officer @ AKHAN Semiconductor, Inc. (January 2022 - October 2025)
Co-Founder and Treasurer @ (July 2014 - July 2025)
Secondary Science and Engineering Teacher @ (September 2017 - August 2019)
Senior Advisor @ (April 2017 - July 2019)
Mentor - The Garage @ (April 2017 - August 2018)
President @ DigitalOptics (February 2013 - March 2015)
EVP and GM Consumer, Mobile and Small Business @ (November 2011 - November 2012)
VP and GM Consumer Products, Small Screen Devices @ (November 2007 - November 2011)
President, CEO and Director @ (January 2005 - November 2007)
VP and GM @ (June 2000 - June 2004)
John Thode Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
MBA
1984-1988
Illinois Institute of Technology
MSEE
1980-1984
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BSEE
1975-1979
John Thode Skills
Product Lifecycle Management
Competitive Analysis
Product Launch
P&L Management
New Business Development
Business Strategy
Partner Management
Strategic Planning
Channel Partners
Executive Management
Demand Generation
Mobile Applications
Sales Management
Professional Services
Multi-channel Marketing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Software Development
Contract Negotiation
Strategic Alliances
Go-to-market Strategy
Product Management
Mobile Devices
Wireless
International Business
Management
Strategic Partnerships
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Telecommunications
International Sales
Leadership
Analytics
Integration
Thought Leadership
Corporate Development
Sales
Global Business Development
Start-ups
Product Marketing
Strategy
Project Management
Go to Market Strategy
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Multi Channel Marketing
Start Ups
Mergers and Acquisitions
Entrepreneurship
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Restructuring
Business Development
Wireless Technologies
John Thode Summary
John Thode, based in Chicago, IL, US, is currently a Director of Entrepreneurship at Discovery Partners Institute. John Thode brings experience from previous roles at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and National Science Foundation (NSF). John Thode holds a 1984 - 1988 MBA @ Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. With a robust skill set that includes Product Lifecycle Management, Competitive Analysis, Product Launch, P&L Management, New Business Development and more. John Thode has 7 emails and 5 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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