John Robb's Bio

John Robb is currently taking time off with his family.  He is working on several interesting projects in his spare time.

John was the President and CEO of UserLand Software, the globe's leading provider of weblog and syndication software. Previously he worked at Gómez, a leading Internet research and tools company focused on financial services were he served as its President and COO.  Prior to Gomez, John was the senior Internet technology analyst for Forrester Research (his reports served as the basis for 3 of the top 4 ideas generated by Forrester in 1995-97 according to the company's annual report).

He also served for seven years as a pilot in US Air Force Special Operations in the counter-terrorism mission area.  He has a masters degree from Yale University and a BS in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy.

John has been quoted on numerous occasions as a technology expert in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, The Economist, Fortune, and numerous technology and financial industry publications.  He also appeared as a guest on National Public Radio, the BBC world service, and CNBC.

Web sites and businesses John built with his tech and design teams at Gomez include: Gomez Networks (a global performance measurement business), Gomez.com (winner of the 2000 Webby Award in Finance), and Gomez Professional (a Research platform for e-commerce professionals)