Motorq CEO and leadership

Experienced Co-Founder & CTO with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in hiring and building world class engineering teams, development centers and people oriented work cultures. Enjoys mentoring & growing people, building great products, helping customers and partners achieve their best potential.

I am passionate about building and improving products and processes. I bring a unique and effective approach to solving problems and rapidly driving change.

Jon is a proven technology leader with experience in start-up, turnaround, and growth-stage companies. He is currently the CRO of Motorq. Motorq is the leading connected car startup that helps fleets and fleet management companies leverage the power of embedded OEM data from car manufacturers such as GM, Ford, Toyota, Mercedes, and more. Previously Jon was the CEO and co-founder of 140 Proof and developed the patented Blended Interest Graph machine learning technology to help brands harness social data. Customers such as Ford, Goldman Sachs, Kraft, and Sony trusted these insights to more accurately segment and market to customers.Before founding 140 Proof, Jon held senior executive engineering, marketing, and sales positions at some of the world's leading technology companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and TIBCO, as well as internet success stories like LinkExchange. Jon has an engineering degree, with honors, from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard University.Jon is a frequent contributor or has made TV appearances in The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Bloomberg TV, CNBC TV, DigiDay, AdAge, Forbes, Quartz, Entrepreneur, Mashable, MediaPost, USA Today, and Inc. magazine, among other publications.

Experienced Co-Founder & CTO with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in hiring and building world class engineering teams, development centers and people oriented work cultures. Enjoys mentoring & growing people, building great products, helping customers and partners achieve their best potential.

I am passionate about building and improving products and processes. I bring a unique and effective approach to solving problems and rapidly driving change.

Jon is a proven technology leader with experience in start-up, turnaround, and growth-stage companies. He is currently the CRO of Motorq. Motorq is the leading connected car startup that helps fleets and fleet management companies leverage the power of embedded OEM data from car manufacturers such as GM, Ford, Toyota, Mercedes, and more. Previously Jon was the CEO and co-founder of 140 Proof and developed the patented Blended Interest Graph machine learning technology to help brands harness social data. Customers such as Ford, Goldman Sachs, Kraft, and Sony trusted these insights to more accurately segment and market to customers.Before founding 140 Proof, Jon held senior executive engineering, marketing, and sales positions at some of the world's leading technology companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and TIBCO, as well as internet success stories like LinkExchange. Jon has an engineering degree, with honors, from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard University.Jon is a frequent contributor or has made TV appearances in The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Bloomberg TV, CNBC TV, DigiDay, AdAge, Forbes, Quartz, Entrepreneur, Mashable, MediaPost, USA Today, and Inc. magazine, among other publications.