John Marick

John is the co-founder and former CEO of Consumer Cellular, one of the largest and longest operating mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) of cellular phone service in the United States. In October 1995, John – together with co-founder and COO Greg Pryor – launched Consumer Cellular. Under John’s leadership, Consumer Cellular grew to more than 2,500 employees and four million customers when he stepped down as CEO in December 2020. John began his career in marketing with McCaw Communications, which later became the country’s first nationwide wireless service provider before it was purchased by AT&T. Today, John leads the JTMF Foundation in their philanthropy efforts. In addition to his board role for Consumer Cellular, he is a member of the board of regents at the University of Portland and has served as secretary/treasurer and a board member for Meals on Wheels America. John received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Portland and master’s degree in business administration from Willamette University.