John Sanders co-founded Bridgeforce in July of 2000 with a focus on providing business optimization solutions by bridging the gaps between operations and technology. He has over 29 years of professional experience including progressive management positions in the financial services industry and entrepreneurial leadership roles in early stage companies.For the past several years, John has worked closely with many clients ranging from global financial institutions to non-bank and specialty finance companies, as well as investment firms with interest in consumer lending on various strategic and tactical initiatives. This includes standing up and/or enhancing digital and operational capabilities while successfully navigating through some of the most complex and everchanging regulatory and compliance landscape.He has been directly involved in 7 start-up companies and continues to serve as an advisor to numerous other business opportunities that have gone from very early stage to success. John has also published articles in a number of industry journals related to risk management and is often invited to speak at various relevant industry events on these topics.SPECIALITIES: Start-ups; Large scale mission critical project and program management; Systems development and implementation; Quality assurance; Professional services delivery; Business optimization