John is the Chief Advocacy Officer at Vantage Circle, a leading employee engagement and recognition platform. In this role, John focuses on championing employee engagement, fostering industry thought leadership, and helping clients design modern recognition programs.

EXPERIENCE

Prior to Vantage Circle, John was a Partner at Mercer, specializing in HR transformation, employee recognition, and workforce strategy. He worked globally with clients to drive HR digitization, talent strategy, and operational excellence. Before Mercer, he held leadership positions in HR management and cross-functional, global project management; his last corporate role was as the Chief HR Officer of a midsize, publicly traded company, and his first career was as an officer in the US Navy.

In these roles, he managed large global and small local projects, including M&A due diligence & transaction management, HR transformation & outsourcing, talent strategy, and HR technology assessment, selection & implementation. He was both a servant leader to HR teams and a strategic advisor to the C-suite.

John has broad industry knowledge, having worked with clients in retail, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, transportation, professional services, life sciences, technology, higher education, entertainment, and more.

EDUCATION

John holds a Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Norwich University, a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy, and a Certificate in HR Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University.