John Marshall (entrepreneur)
| John Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wisconsin, USA |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | General Manager, AirWatch by VMware |
| Known for | Founder, President and CEO of AirWatch |
| Awards | 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year |
| Website | www.air-watch.com |
John D. Marshall is an American entrepreneur and inventor. He is the co-founder and former president and CEO of AirWatch, which VMware acquired for $1.54 billion in 2014. He currently serves as senior vice president and general manager at AirWatch by VMware, which surpassed $200 million in 2014 bookings and 15,000 customers as of December 31, 2014.
In 1996, Marshall was hired as an implementation consultant at Manhattan Associates, a supplier of warehouse logistics and supply chain software with less than 50 employees when he joined. During his tenure with the company, he served in various consulting roles designing and implementing complex supply chain systems. He spent 18 months helping to launch the company's presence in Europe and assisted in the design of multiple software modules relating to transportation, load planning and global logistics. Today, Manhattan Associates has more than 2,500 employees and $492 million in revenue.
Celarix later hired Marshall as vice president for marketing strategy in 1999. He was responsible for designing the company's product solutions, developing the go-to-market strategy and leading business development activities with technology and transportation partners in North America, Europe and Asia.GXS Worldwide, Inc., formerly GE Information Systems, acquired Celarix in 2003.
John Marshall founded Wandering WiFi in 2003. The company started by setting up hospitality businesses with internet hot spots and Marshall grew the customer base and extended the software to monitor and manage other types of network infrastructure.
In 2006, Alan Dabbiere, founder and former president of Manhattan Associates, joined the business and together they launched AirWatch to accelerate development on managing Windows Mobile devices. After the launch of the iPhone, they pivoted the company to develop software to manage smartphones.
During a press conference with Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on Jan. 25, 2013, Marshall and Dabbiere announced that AirWatch would create 800 additional jobs in Georgia over two years and invest more than $4 million in new equipment. In three years, the company grew from 100 employees to more than 1,500.
In February 2013, AirWatch secured a $200 million Series A funding round, the largest Series A round of any software company in history, from Insight Venture Partners and Accel Partners. AirWatch also stated the company's revenues had grown 40 percent quarter over quarter for the previous eight quarters.
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