Primary Job Title Co-founder and CEO Primary Organization Cognite
Location Lysaker, Akershus, Norway Regions Nordic Countries, Scandinavia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male Also Known As John Lervik, Markus Lervik
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John M. Lervik is the CEO of cXense and is in charge of the strategic direction of the company.
Before founding cXense, Dr. Lervik was a co-founder of Fast Search & Transfer (FAST). He served as CTO from 1997 to 2001, and then as CEO until Microsoft acquired the company in 2008. Following the acquisition, he served as CEO and a corporate
vice president of enterprise search in Microsoft until 2009.
In 2005, Dr. Lervik was one of technology innovators named as part of the prestigious Forbes E-Gang. Lervik holds a PhD from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where he was awarded the Esso prize for the best overall PhD in 1996/97.
