John Keister serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Board Member at MixMode. He also serves as Board Member at TinyPulse, a leading HRTech SAAS company. John Keister was a Co-Founder and served as the President, COO and Director at Marchex, later becoming Vice Chairman. He was previously a Co-Founder of Go2Net and served as its President, COO and Board Director from 1996 until 2000. He's also an active startup investor and advisor and a managing partner at Los Angeles-based firm, Varenne Partners. He holds a BA in Diplomacy & World Affairs and a BA in Philosophy from Occidental College.