John Rodkin

Managing Director, Samsung NEXT

San Francisco

John Rodkin is the Managing Director of Samsung NEXT, San Francisco. Prior to joining Samsung, John was the CEO of four startup companies: ShopSanity (ecommerce analytics, acquired by ShopRunner), ClickShift (digital advertising optimization, acquired by WebTrends), Green Hedges (home value insurance, failed), and Flyswat (hyperlink management/advertising, acquired by NBC Internet for $120 million). He was also the owner of Web Position, a SEO analytics company sold to Infospace, where he ran the technology and marketing groups. John is a lecturer at Stanford Law School, where he teaches two courses in venture capital and entrepreneurship. Prior to his entrepreneurial career, John was an RF engineer at ViaSat where he designed CDMA communication devices for the US Navy. He has a B.S. and M.Eng from MIT in electrical engineering, and a JD and an MBA from the University of Chicago.