John Geschke
Human Resources Officer at ZENDESK, INC.
Profile
Presently, John Geschke is Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Staff at Zendesk, Inc. He is also on the board of Zendesk UK Ltd. In his past career he was Associate for Alston & Bird LLP, Principal at Cooley LLP, Principal at W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc. and General Counsel of Norwest Venture Partners. John Geschke received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a graduate degree from Stanford University.
John Geschke active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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ZENDESK, INC. | Human Resources Officer | 2019-10-31 |
Zendesk UK Ltd.
Zendesk UK Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Part of Zendesk, Inc., Zendesk UK Ltd. is a customer service software company founded in 2011. The private company is based in London, UK and provides award-winning customer service software to over 200,000 customers. The British company's software allows customers to communicate via text, mobile, phone, email, live chat, and social media. | Director/Board Member | 2012-11-12 |
Former positions of John Geschke
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Norwest Venture Partners
Norwest Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya. | General Counsel | 2012-05-31 |
ZULILY INC | Director/Board Member | - |
Alston & Bird LLP
Alston & Bird LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alston & Bird LLP engages in the provision of legal advisory services. It offers services in the areas of corporate and finance, litigation, intellectual property, regulatory and specialty, international, and tax. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc.
W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It offers underwriting, corporate advisory, equity research, sales, trading, electronic brokerage and private equity services to technology and emerging growth companies. The firm uses Internet and auction processes to serve investors and issuers. The company was founded in January 1998 by William R. Hambrecht and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Cooley LLP
Cooley LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of John Geschke
Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
Princeton University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Alston & Bird LLP
Alston & Bird LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alston & Bird LLP engages in the provision of legal advisory services. It offers services in the areas of corporate and finance, litigation, intellectual property, regulatory and specialty, international, and tax. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Commercial Services |
Norwest Venture Partners
Norwest Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya. | Finance |
Cooley LLP
Cooley LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Zendesk, Inc.
Zendesk, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zendesk, Inc. engages in the provision of a customer service platform which enables companies to provide customer support. Its products and services include support, guide, chat, talk, message, inbox team email, explore, connect plus outbound, integrations and apps, embeddables, insights and analytics, and products update. It also features a ticketing system, community forums, help desk software, IT help desk, security, and tech specs. The company was founded by Mikkel Asger Svane, Morten Primdahl, and Alexander Aghassipour in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc.
W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It offers underwriting, corporate advisory, equity research, sales, trading, electronic brokerage and private equity services to technology and emerging growth companies. The firm uses Internet and auction processes to serve investors and issuers. The company was founded in January 1998 by William R. Hambrecht and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
zulily, Inc.
zulily, Inc. Internet RetailRetail Trade zulily, Inc. operates online shopping sites. The company through its desktop, mobile websites and mobile applications helps its customers to discover new and unique products. It focuses on delivering more entertaining shopping experience for moms. Zulily was founded by Mark C. Vadon and Darrell Cavens in October 2009 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Retail Trade |
Zendesk UK Ltd.
Zendesk UK Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Part of Zendesk, Inc., Zendesk UK Ltd. is a customer service software company founded in 2011. The private company is based in London, UK and provides award-winning customer service software to over 200,000 customers. The British company's software allows customers to communicate via text, mobile, phone, email, live chat, and social media. | Commercial Services |