John Allspaw

John Allspaw is a seasoned technology executive with extensive leadership experience in various roles within prominent organizations. Currently serving as Principal/Founder at Adaptive Capacity Labs, LLC and Tech Council Advisor at Primary Venture Partners, John previously held key positions at Etsy, including Chief Technology Officer and SVP of Infrastructure and Operations. Additional experience encompasses managerial roles at Yahoo! overseeing Flickr's operations and infrastructure, as well as senior technical positions at Friendster, Salon.com, and Genentech. Early career work involved research engineering at the U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, where John specialized in vehicle crashworthiness. John's educational background includes advanced degrees in Human Factors and Systems Safety, Mechanical Engineering, and a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from esteemed universities.