More about John Eckman

John has been the CEO of 10up since 2014. He brings 20+ years experience to the role, having served previously as Managing Director at ISITE Design, Senior Director at Optaros, Director of Application Development at PixelMEDIA, and Director / Principal Consultant at Molecular.

He has worked with a wide range of clients: from early-stage startups and the Fortune 50 to higher ed and non-profits. As one of the co-founders of WordCamp Boston, John has been focused on open source since 2006, and is a well-known speaker at WordCamp, DrupalCamp, and numerous content management and digital strategy conferences.

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