Profile
John is an accomplished Portfolio Management executive with over 27 years of experience leading transformational initiatives across various industries, including Telecommunications, Financial Services, and Healthcare. He optimizes high-profile portfolios, drives strategic outcomes, and fosters cross-functional collaboration. Known for his servant leadership style, John develops high-performing teams, builds strong relationships, and champions operational excellence. He successfully manages portfolios over $200M, delivers complex projects, and implements impactful solutions. His expertise spans Technology, Finance, Marketing, Procurement, HR, Legal Operations, and compliance functions, and he is passionate about aligning business strategies with customer needs to deliver measurable value.
Professional Background
Prior, John was Director, Global IT Portfolio Management at Enterprise Mobility, where he transformed the portfolio management function, led a team of 50 professionals, and managed a $230M portfolio that generated over a billion dollars in revenue. Before that, as Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo, he led the Wealth and Investment Management PMO with a $280M budget, delivering key outcomes like a major tax program for over 350,000 clients. John also held IT and Product leadership roles at Express Scripts, where his Home Delivery Product strategy increased script volume by 25% over two years. Earlier in his career, he was a consultant driving change across various industries, including Telecommunications and Financial Services, and started at McMaster-Carr in Operations, serving over 200,000 customers.
Education
John has a Bachelor of Arts in Quantitative Economics from Stanford University and a Masters in Management from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Furthermore
John is a dynamic individual with diverse interests. A former franchise owner of two Supercuts stores, he developed strong business skills while pursuing his passion for home brewing and grilling on his Icon grill, Traeger, or Blackstone. He co-invented Patent Number 8682704, focused on scheduling activity-level-based meetings, showcasing his innovative spirit. A lover of Caribbean travel, John balances adventure with relaxation, and his background as a former professional baseball player in the Detroit Tigers organization adds a competitive edge to all his pursuits.