John Opdycke

John Opdycke joined Francisco Partners Consulting in 2019 as a Senior Operating Advisor with a focus on marketing and demand generation topics.

Prior to joining Francisco Partners Consulting, John most recently served as a Venture Partner with Jumpstart, a Cleveland-based provider of investment capital. In this role, he provided cross-portfolio product marketing, general marcom and demand generation advisory support focused on balancing strategy with clear, actionable tactics to deliver high-growth results. Prior to Jumpstart, John has spent more than 25 years marketing B2B software and services to companies across multiple industries. He has been VP of marketing for tech startup Boundless (acquired by Planet Labs); chief marketing officer for Vox Mobile; VP of worldwide marketing at TOA Technologies, a mobile workforce technology company that exited to Oracle Corporation; and spent more than 10 years as the vice president of marketing for Hyland Software supporting revenue growth from $19M to over $200M. John is a coach and mentor by nature and works with marketing leaders through diagnostic current state assessments toward best practices that support effective, scalable marketing programs. He operates on the deeply rooted belief that sales and marketing alignment is paramount to customer acquisition and the achievement of revenue growth targets that build shareholder value.