Bio

John has over 35 years of experience in service companies. He retired as President and CEO of PODS, a leader in the moving and storage industry, in 2021. Having joined the company in 2012, he oversaw PODS’ transformation by developing a culture that drove three critical areas for success: employee engagement into the top decile of U.S. measured companies, industry leading customer satisfaction, and enterprise valuation creation of nearly six times during his tenure. John previously served as President of ADT North America Residential / Small Business from 2010 until 2012. Following ADT’s acquisition of Broadview Security, he led the separation of ADT’s North American operations into residential/small business and commercial business units. He first joined ADT North America in January 2006, as Chief Operating Officer and was shortly promoted to lead the full portfolio of ADT North America. Prior to joining ADT, John was President of Wireline Services at Alltel, a $10 billion wireless and wireline services provider, where his responsibilities included local telephone, long distance, Internet, broadband data and directory operations. He had been with Alltel-related companies since 1991. His previous responsibilities included President of the Southeast Region, Executive Vice President of Marketing, Executive Vice President of Network Services, and Vice President of Marketing. John began his career in 1986 with The Analytic Sciences Corporation, initially working on the Strategic Defense Initiative program. He then directed a team in the design and development of information and decision support systems for government and commercial clients. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering with Highest Distinction and a Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering. John and his wife have two grown children and live in Tampa, FL. He is an ardent supporter of the University of Virginia, currently serving as a Trustee for the University of Virginia Engineering Foundation and had previously served on the Advisory Board to the Systems Engineering department for over 12 years. His interests include multiple sports (particularly golf), traveling, wine, and rooting for his beloved Wahoos and Pittsburgh Steelers.