Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
Number of Founded Organizations 4
  • Primary Job Title Founder & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    SaferAging

John McKinley is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SaferAging, leading the company’s vision to foster independent living for seniors through the use of technology. John is also an an active early-stage investor, with several of his portfolio companies recently selling to Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Symantec and others.

John serves as a

Member of the Board of Directors at Equifax since October 2008.

Prior to founding SaferAging, John worked in senior executive roles at large corporations and as a successful entrepreneur and investor. Most recently, John served as Chief Technology Officer for News Corporation and President of Technology for News Corp. Digital Media Group.

John served for three years as Chief Technology Officer and President of Digital Services for AOL, and previously was Executive Vice President and Head of Global Technology and Services for Merrill Lynch.

Earlier in his career, John was both Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer at GE Capital.

John began his career at Ernst & Young, eventually becoming a Partner in the firm.

John is a Graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 8
John McKinley has 2 current jobs as Founder & CEO at lert.ly and Founder & CEO at SaferAging. Additionally, John McKinley has had 8 past jobs including CTO / President - Technology at Dow Jones.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Dow Jones
CTO / President - TechnologyJul 2010Sep 2012
OurParents
Founder & CEOJan 2009Oct 2011
LaunchBox Digital
Co-FounderSep 2007Jul 2009
AOL
President - Digital ServicesDec 2004Mar 2007
AOL
CTOJan 2003Nov 2004
Merrill Lynch
EVP & Head - Global Technology & ServicesJan 1998May 2003
GE Capital
CTO / Chief Information OfficerJan 1995Jan 1998
Ernst & Young
Partner / Team MemberJan 1983Jan 1995
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
John McKinley holds 6 board and advisor roles including Strategic Advisor at Hypergiant, Advisor at Conversable, and Board Member at The RepTrak Company.