John is a seasoned financial services executive with a successful track record in numerous enterprise leadership roles. He currently serves as the Financial Institutions Sector Enterprise Leader alongside his role as the Risk Consulting Financial Services Industry Leader for RSM in North America. John is a trusted advisor to the C-suite and Boards of multiple financial institutions, publicly and privately held, on topics including regulatory matters, digital transformation, acquisitions, fintech partnerships, digital assets, IPOs and growth strategies. Clients value the insights John has gained through his twenty-five-year career focused on the financial services industry that spans audit, tax and consulting roles with large global and national public accounting and consulting firms. In his Financial Institutions leadership role, he is responsible for driving collaboration across all lines of business to ensure successful client delivery while achieving growth and profitability targets along with serving on the Financial Services combined leadership team. John directs all aspects of the Risk Consulting Financial Services practice with responsibility for managing a multi-disciplinary group of over 300 professionals delivering 1st, 2nd and 3rd line of defense consulting services to clients in the Financial Institution, Capital Market, Insurance, Specialty Finance and Asset Management sectors.John prides himself on the relationships he has built in the Financial Services industry and Financial Institutions sector throughout his career. This network of skilled professionals enables him to act as a connector that creates value for clients, colleagues and peers. His outgoing leadership style allows him to increase the speed of trust while motivating diverse teams to achieve stated objectives and key results.John holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University with a minor in Communication Studies and is a certified public accountant with an active license in the state of Illinois. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois with a focus on Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Listed skills include Financial Institutions, Credit Risk, Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, and 27 others.
