John van Berkum
John van Berkum
Title
Principal
Firm
JM Search
Office Address
24 Corporate Plaza Drive, Suite 180
Long Beach, California, 92660
United States
Long Beach, California, 92660
United States
Industry Specialties
Advertising | Public Relations
Professional Services
Technology
Infrastructure
Functional Specialties
Marketing
Business Development
Engineering
Sales
Operations
Services
Executive Search
About Mr. van Berkum
John van Berkum is a Principal in JM Search’s Technology Practice and a member of the firm’s GTM Center of Excellence. He brings more than 25 years of experience as a technology executive, GTM operator, and search partner, specializing in recruiting senior leaders across revenue, customer success, professional services, and RevOps/GTM operations for PE and growth-backed B2B enterprise companies.
Before JM Search, John was an Enterprise GTM Partner at True Search, completing 50+ executive searches across SaaS, cloud infrastructure, AI/ML, analytics, cybersecurity, fintech, and public sector/SLED. Previously, he led Worldwide Customer Success for VMware’s Multi-Cloud business and held multiple global leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, where he launched and scaled the Global Accounts Industry Verticals organization to multi-billion-dollar ARR. Earlier, he led engineering, architecture, DevOps, and payments integration teams at Bank of America after starting his career in professional services at Brigade Solutions.
John holds a BA in Communications from California State University, Chico, and is an AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect. Outside of work, he enjoys roasting coffee, mountain biking, photography, and live music.