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hn has served as a proven leader of both public and private companies for over 20 years. John is especially passionate about education and creating opportunity for others. He founded and shepherded successful exits of technology, digital marketing, and financial services brands. John also founded a public company that was a category leader in education technology.

With over two decades of specific experience in building and leading education technology related enterprises that focused on enrollment management and expanding access to post-secondary education opportunities, John has become a respected subject matter expert in enrollment management, institutional sustainability, and maximizing student outcomes as it relates to non-traditional student populations.

In addition to corporate leadership, John has served as a trusted advisor to founders of start-ups, executives, major NGOs, and university presidents. He has served as a public trustee and member of the Executive Committee at Roosevelt University in Chicago since 2011. John served as a governor’s appointee as a member of the State of California Interagency Coordinating Council, where he advocated for the needs of developmentally-disabled children. Since 2011, John has also served as a mentor for high school students and soon-to-be first-generation college students through USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education. In 2020, John began serving as Chief Financial Officer for the Bayan Islamic Graduate School.

John earned his B.A. in Political Science and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Pepperdine University as well as his Ed.D. in K-12 Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California.