John McKinley is a renowned tech entrepreneur, business leader, and investor with extensive experience in AI, bots, consumer technology, social media, education technology, and financial technology. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Decision Science and Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

McKinley has held numerous positions throughout his career, including Chief Technology Officer at News Corp, EVP & CTO at Merrill Lynch, and SVP & CTO at GE Capital. He was also President, Digital Services Business at AOL, where he oversaw the company's digital technologies division, and served as the CTO & President, AOL Technologies at AOL.

In addition to his executive roles, McKinley has founded and co-founded several successful startups, including OurParents, Inc., SaferAging, Inc., and LaunchBox Digital. He has also served as a board member and advisor for multiple organizations, such as Hypergiant, The RepTrak Company, and CircleIn.

Currently, McKinley is the founder of Great Falls Ventures, an incubator and investor in early-stage startups. He is passionate about next-gen health and safety, conversational advertising and commerce, and TV anywhere experiences.