Responsible for driving the firm’s innovation priorities and initiatives, which encompasses identifying and evaluating promising new ideas and ways of working together and serving clients.

John collaborates with lawyers and business professionals across the firm to develop, lead and execute on the firm’s innovation strategy. He has more than 15 years of legal industry experience from the vantage points of external counsel, member of a corporate compliance monitorship team, senior in-house leader and corporate affairs executive. A key area of his focus has been leveraging data and programmatic thinking to drive results.

John brings a globally informed perspective. He has on-the-ground experience advancing corporate initiatives and managing complex assessments throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. He was based in India for over two years, serving as the Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs for AB InBev’s South Asia subsidiary.

He is also a longstanding champion of DEI initiatives, previously serving as the founding board chair of Pipeline to Practice and on the board of the George Crawford Black Bar Association.