Executive Vice PresidentCalifornia Community Foundation
John was appointed Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer for the California Community Foundation (CCF) in 2008. Founded in 1915, CCF is the 48th largest foundation in the US with more than $1.5 billion in assets.
For more than thirty five years, John has been leading and managing diverse and complex non-profit and for-profit organizations. He was engaged in three pioneering start-ups traversing education and entertainment.
John considers himself an educator and teacher. He has led hundreds of workshops for leaders of Fortune 500 corporations, universities, professional associations, non-profits, and community organizations all over the world. He posts his ideas, and thoughts on his popular blog about Adopting the Mentoring and Networking Lifestyle @ SWiVELtime.com
John currently serves on the boards of the national Grameen America Advisory Board, HUB-LA, Japanese American National Museum and Walden University.
He earned degrees from UCLA, USC, and Occidental College.