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Executive Team
Meet the members of Atana's Executive Leadership Team
Executive Team
John Hansen, Chairman / Chief Executive Officer
John provides strategic insight and guidance for Atana and is responsible for leading all the company’s growth and innovation initiatives. He is passionate about using behavioral analytics to transform workplace learning into business intelligence — empowering organizations to make data-driven decisions, enable proactive leadership, and achieve measurable behavior change at scale.
John is an 8-time CEO with 30+ years’ experience developing world-class organizations that disrupt industries, including GoAhead Software and Vallent which were acquired by Oracle and IBM respectively.
John received his BS in Computer Science from BYU and his MBA from the University of Washington. He is a lecturer at the University of Washington's Michael G. Foster School of Business, teaching Strategy and Entrepreneurship.
David Hansen, Chief Technology Officer
David manages all technology for Atana, specializing in the ongoing development of the company’s learning content delivery platform as well as incorporating data analytics into the learning cycle. He brings a wide range of expertise in the architecture, design, and development of software systems with an extensive background in protocols and networking.
David’s broad experience includes working on many complex systems such as satellite tracking software for the DoD Space Command, aircraft ground proximity warning systems that are outfitted in many of today’s modern airplanes, systems for billing collection and provisioning in wireless cellular networks, and building internet routers that connect corporate and regional offices. He also held broad development responsibilities at F5 Networks and was a core contributing member to their flagship BIG-IP product.
David received a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Washington. He is a PSIA Level 3 Alpine Instructor, a USSA Level 100 Alpine Ski Coach and a PADI Certified Rescue Diver.
John Hansen, Executive Chairman
Passionate about helping organizations create workplaces where employees are engaged, respectful, and committed to company success, John Hansen is chairman of Atana, a company that is redefining workplace culture and training. In this role, John provides strategic insight and guidance to Atana's CEO, executive team, investors and other stakeholders.
John is an eight-time CEO with 30+ years of experience developing world-class organizations that disrupt industries. These include GoAhead Software and Vallent, which were acquired by Oracle and IBM, respectively.
John received his B.S. in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and his MBA from the University of Washington. He is a lecturer at UW’s Foster School of Business, teaching Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He previously served as Colorado Institute of Technology's president and Secretary of Technology.