John is an accomplished executive with excellent business and technology acumen, leadership skills and a track record of growth. He is a natural connector with an abundance mentality who instills high standards, puts things in order and inspires high performance. John has an expert history of attracting talent, building teams, developing business, achieving high growth, market expansion and strong business results.
John’s ability to make a strong leadership impact comes from his unique skills honed over several decades including:
Executive development nurturing leaders to enhance their presence, advisory skills, sell and deliver confidently, and expand client relationships.
Complex to simple synthesis with a unique ability to diagnose the solution, power and relationship dynamics to find the critical path to an optimal business outcome.
Market expansion through target qualification, investment prioritization, client impact, executive development, and sustained relationship growth.
Profitable growth driven from premium pricing across service lines including bundled consulting, technology, and operations contracts across multiple years.
Judgement and consistency evidenced by long-term perspective, straight-talk, strong rapport, and trust.
Prior to founding Clario Advisors, John was a Senior Managing Director in Accenture’s Healthcare & Public Service business. He was responsible for client value delivery, business growth across strategy, consulting, technology, and operations. Responsible for client and talent acquisition, service delivery, quality, and profitability. Manage large, complex solution, pricing and proposal activities. Player coach to all managing directors and aspiring leaders. In addition to building and growing successful a business, John has help numerous clients with defining the value and executing large transformational projects. He has excellent skills in creating the governance and collaboration necessary to achieve success.
John did his undergraduate work at Washington University and his MBA at St. Louis University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Series 2 Licensed Investment Advisor. He is on the boards of St. Luke’s hospital in St. Louis, and active in the Children’s Tumor Foundation. He is married to his high school sweetheart and has five grown children, several married, and a growing list of grand children. He is active in fitness, investing, philanthropy and snow skiing.