John Murcott

Co-founder and Product Strategy Director, Karma411

John Murcott runs Products and Strategy at Karma411, a social networking site that raises money and awareness for nonprofits. He is responsible for Product Development and runs the Engineering and QA efforts on the site. He has worked with non-profits such as the United Way, Boys and Girls Club, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving to get them started with their Web 2.0 strategies and reach out to their supporters.

John was a co-founder of FatWire Software in 1996. He led the FatWire Products Group and Engineering Team and was responsible for product strategy and direction. John has lectured on topics ranging from social networking, to Web 2.0 technologies to content-centric applications. John received his MBA from the University of Maryland with a concentration in Information Technology and Operations Management and attended Tufts University for undergraduate studies.