John Karnes joined Quarterhill as CFO in 2022 bringing over 20 years of CFO experience within both publicly traded and private equity enterprises across technology, SaaS, e-Commerce, and energy. Most recently, he was CFO of Ontellus, the nation’s leading SaaS health record exchange network connecting over 190,000 hospitals, healthcare providers, and many of the US’ largest insurance carriers. Previously, he was CFO at Vertafore, a $5+ billion SaaS provider to the insurance industry serving over half-a-million insurance professionals, and Alert Logic, a national leader is cybersecurity.
Throughout his career, John served as CFO of numerous NYSE and NASDAQ companies, including Mariner Energy, The Houston Exploration Company, CyberCash, Inc., and KiOR, Inc, where he led active agendas including IPOs, public and private financings, and acquisitions, all the while ensuring regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. John began his career with Kirkland & Ellis where he specialized in securities offerings, M&A, and compliance in the US, Canada, and EU. John has an accounting degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from Southern Methodist University.