John is a veteran of over 30 years in the life sciences industry, first at GlaxoSmithKline, then at Merck as Executive Director, Merck Polytechnic Institute in 2008, and joining Orchestrall, Inc. as Senior VP, US Consulting in 2016. His background includes Sales, Marketing, Corporate Staff, Information Technology, Human Resources, Research and Development, and over 25 years in Learning & Development. He is on the Board of Directors of the Association for GxP Excellence, and was a long-term member and served on the Board of Directors of the Life Sciences Trainers and Educators Network (LTEN) for 14 years, including 2 years as president. He is also a member of the Association for Talent Development, the Society of Human Resources Management, Chair of the Board of the Asia (Global) Training Consortium, served as Advisor, National Board of Medical Examiners Clinical Research Certification, and is an advisor to the Smart Healthy City Alliance. He previously served as Senior Advisor, China Sourcing Working Committee, China Council for International Investment Promotion.