Among his many notable assignments, John served on the Parliamentary Treasury Select Committee, as elected Chairman of the Conservative Small Business Committee, Secretary of the Middle East Committee and as an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He introduced 4 Bills and worked on numerous government issues involving high-level political leaders, including President Ronald Reagan, Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal and Communist Party General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.
Previously, he served in the Grenadiers of the British Royal Guard after graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Britain’s version of West Point. Having served as a pilot, parachutist and communications specialist, he retired as a Major.
John has lectured regularly on economic and political issues in many regions of the world including in the Kremlin. His audiences have included: Cambridge University; the Federal Reserve Board of Philadelphia; Harvard University; MIT; RMA Sandhurst; the U.S. Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs; the U.S. Military, Naval and Air Force Academies; Volvo (U.S.) the White House Outreach Program; the War College, Washington; and the Young Presidents Organization.
He appears frequently on television news and financial channels, including programs on CNBC, CNBC (Asia), Fox News, and the Fox Business Network.
John holds a Masters of Science degree from Britain’s Cranfield Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard Business School.