John Oechsle

CEO
Derive Systems

John builds great companies. Over the last two decades, John has been sought after by Boards and Private Equity firms to transform businesses, establish, and execute M&A strategies and drive profitable growth.

Throughout his career, John has worked in small hyper growth companies as well as Fortune 50 companies and has maximized shareholder returns through delivering strong operational results, two IPOs and two strategic exits.

His proven approach to maximizing shareholder return starts with creating a culture that fosters engaged employees and high-performance teams. This leads to a “Customer First” philosophy driving customer delight. Delighted customers drive profitable top and bottom-line growth which leads to increasing shareholder value.