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John Miniati

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VP of Product at Caktus AI
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

John is a growth-focused product leader and the current VP of Product at Caktus AI, with a history of generating over $500M in new revenue. He specializes in building and rebuilding product teams, often from the ground up, and holds an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management.

Beyond his professional work in technology, John has a background in collegiate sports, having served as the Captain of the Water Polo team while at Cornell University. He also shows a keen interest in practical education, sharing and discussing concepts from books with his family.

He co-created and teaches the acclaimed "Product Management for Technology Companies" MBA course at Kellogg, for which he also co-authored two published case studies.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
VP of Product
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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AI in Education
As VP of Product at Caktus AI, he leads teams in developing vertical AI educational tools to drive revenue growth and redefine the product with a purpose-built AI stack.
Building Product Teams
He has extensive experience standing up and scaling product management practices, notably growing a team and its revenue by 250% at Forte Group.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
VP of Product
Caktus AI
12-2020 - 7-2024
Head of Product Management Practice
Forte Group
11-2019 - 12-2020
Head of Product
Hcareers
8-2014 - 11-2019
Director of Product Management
WorkTango Inc.
6-2011 - 12-2015
Co-Author and Professor (Adjunct)
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Master of Engineering Management
Northwestern University
BS Engineering
Cornell University
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