Steven John is a distinguished Global Senior Executive and Board Member with over 30 years of leadership experience spanning industries such as healthcare, software, agriculture, retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and ecommerce. He is known for transforming organizations through the strategic use of technology—harnessing data to unlock new opportunities, strengthen resilience, and outpace disruption.

Steven has held influential leadership roles in both technology (CIO/CTO) and business (COO, VP Mid-Market Services, VP Strategic Alliances) at prominent organizations including Workday, CIGNA, HB Fuller, and Aramark. His expertise includes strategic planning, technology risk management, analytics, and cultivating resilient corporate cultures.

Beyond his executive career, Steven teaches IT leadership to Fortune 500 companies in New York City and Dallas, coaches CISOs at IANS Research, and serves on multiple boards. Certified as a Qualified Technology Expert (QTE), he is a recognized authority in technology and cybersecurity governance.

A thought leader in his field, Steven has earned prestigious accolades such as Computerworld Magazine’s Premier 100 IT Leaders, CIO Executive Council’s Leader of the Year, and InformationWeek’s Relentless Innovator. He was inducted into the CIO Hall of Fame in 2018.