John Hanke

John Hanke
Hanke at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born1967 (age 58–59)
Cross Plains, Texas
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of Texas at Austin
OccupationsBusinessman and entrepreneur
Known forKeyhole, 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.