John Stone has over 30 years of information technology experience in development and management of software platforms, products, and custom applications. He has led development and transitions for on-time delivery, predictable ROI, and measurable business results. Known for leveraging market and technological evolution and change, John is experienced in leading and coaching globally distributed teams. Former Corporate CTO and Andersen Partner, John has consulted at companies ranging from startups to Fortune 100 on projects that include due diligence, Agile transformation, IoT solutions, digital twins, large-scale software development, and project rescue.
Some of John’s accomplishments include:
- Leading development of the operations center for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that receives telemetry from hundreds of thousands of devices and enables real-time event management via interactive digital twins of all 8 stadiums.
- Scaled Agile transformation of a F500 company’s product implementation organization for improved consistency and outcomes.
- Development of automated management and support of application, infrastructure and networks operations that proactively identifies incidents and implements corrective actions before they can impact the business.
John holds BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from NYU, has authored books on software engineering, is SAFe certified, and holds a patent on digital twins collaborating over high-speed networks.
