John Lusk is Chief Executive Officer of Spire Maritime. He has been with the company since 2018 and has held various leadership roles, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer of Spire Maritime. Prior to his role as COO, he led Spire’s global data services group and oversaw the growth and innovation of Spire’s maritime, aviation and weather data solutions.
John has more than 25 years of experience driving go-to-market strategy and delivering unparalleled customer experiences in B2B and B2C industries ripe for disruption.
Prior to Spire, John was Principal at The Lusk Group, LLC, a strategic consulting and advisory firm that he founded, and also served as the Entrepreneur-In-Residence at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a non-profit focused on entrepreneurship and education. Earlier in his career, John was Chief Revenue Officer at ChefSteps, a food and technology company acquired by Breville USA, Inc., and CEO and Founder of Rivet & Sway, an online retailer for women’s eyewear. He’s also held executive leadership roles in numerous SaaS-based organizations, including Whitepages and Microsoft.
John holds a B.B.A. in Management Information Systems and Services from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.