As Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Communications, John is responsible for business development strategies and fundraising activities, as well as planning, executing and managing all investor, public relations and marketing communications initiatives.

John has a 17-year track record of achieving exceptional results. Prior to joining Safeguard, he was Vice President of Investor Relations at The Reynolds and Reynolds Company, a $3B software and services corporation. During his tenure, he led communications campaigns for 11 mergers and acquisitions valued at more than $2.8B in aggregate. As the company’s business model transformed, John developed and implemented investor targeting programs and communications strategies that increased sell-side coverage, boosted trading volume, increased institutional ownership and shifted shareholder orientation from Value to GARP and Growth Investors, ultimately driving valuation.

Previously, John was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of National Public Relations, Inc. in New York, NY. As head of the U.S. operations for Canada’s largest full-service investor and public relations consultancy, he had full P&L, business development and client services responsibilities. Before National Public Relations, John was a corporate communications consultant for Thomson Financial / Georgeson & Company, and Robert Marston Corporate Communications, both based in New York City.

In 2006, John was named to Dayton, OH Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list of young business leaders. He served on the board of Rebuilding Together Dayton and is active with United Way Young Leaders, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurs and the National Investor Relations Institute. He earned a B.A. degree from Susquehanna University where he was founding chapter president of Susquehanna’s Public Relations Student Society of America.