John Krass

John Krass is a seasoned professional with a rich background in scale-up and turnarounds, showcasing multi-discipline leadership across prestigious companies like Microsoft, Real Networks, and Educative.

With a strong focus on Marketing, Product Management, Sales, Business Management, Operations, Business Development, Strategy, and General Management, John has successfully managed teams ranging from a sole individual to over 100 members.

His career highlights revolve around driving business turnarounds, expanding customer bases, managing profit and loss, and fostering monetization growth across online platforms and other areas like mobile, lead generation, and subscription-based services.

John Krass holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin. He has held prominent roles such as Chief Revenue Officer at Educative, Inc., Director of Product Marketing / Product Management for AI-driven SaaS products at Microsoft, Director of various divisions at Microsoft including MSN, Bing, Bing Apps, IE, Windows Phone, and Business Development and Strategy positions at Bing.

Prior to his tenure at Microsoft, John served as Corporate Vice President handling Marketing and Business Development at Real Networks. His career also includes roles as GM, Product Unit Manager, Director of Product Marketing, and Director of Product Management within Microsoft.