John has 30 years of experience working at the intersection of communications, information technology and team leadership in North America and Europe. For the past 15 years, he has held global operations and change management roles in Paris, France at Microsoft and Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, where he served as an evangelist for integrating technology tools to build modern communications teams. Prior to this, he was a writer on information technology, food and drink, and venture capital for The Economist Intelligence Unit, the research arm of The Economist Group. Before moving to France, John spent the majority of his career California, where he was the chief of staff for the honorable Jackie Speier, who currently serves as a representative for California’s 14th congressional district. He also had a long career at Pacific Bell, California’s telecommunications utility, where he last served as director of consumer affairs, focused on public policy, government relations, executive speechwriting and crisis communications. John has a BA in History from Pomona College in Claremont, California and studied History at University College in Oxford. He speaks English and French.
