John Hanke
John Hanke | |
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Hanke at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) Cross Plains, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupations | Businessman and entrepreneur |
| Known for | Keyhole, Inc., Google Earth, Niantic, Inc., Niantic Spatial |
John Hanke (born 1967) is an American technology executive. Following Google's acquisition of his company Keyhole, Hanke led Google's Geo product division, which includes Google Earth, Google Maps, StreetView, SketchUp, and Panoramio. Within Google, he founded and led an internal startup, Niantic Labs, which he spun out in 2015. He is the founder and CEO of Niantic, Inc. and Niantic Spatial.