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For more than 30 years

John has harnessed the power of technology to make meaningful connections. Through Qudit, John is focused on long-term investments in innovation and technology-enabled businesses. As a technologist, his interests range from AI and quantum to hypersonic and high-performance computing.

John is chair of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), a board member of Palo Alto Networks and Lockheed Martin, and author.

For more than a decade, John led AT&T in expanding the company's overall innovation program. He oversaw the company's global leadership in 5G, led the industry in the transition to software-defined technology, and successfully worked with application developers and others to make AT&T's network open to collaboration and innovation.

Book
Building the Network of The Future: Getting Smarter, Faster, and More Flexible With a Software Centric Approach
Building the Network of the Future describes the transformation in substantial detail. The subject matter is of great interest to telecom professionals worldwide, as well as academic researchers looking to apply the latest techniques in computer science to solving telecom's big problems around scalability, resilience, and survivability.
Book
Value Creating Growth
Packed with real-world examples, proven strategies, and a host of action-oriented tools, Value-Creating Growth is the first book that offers readers a systematic approach to transforming companies into first-class performers.
Book
The Value Enterprise
The Value Enterprise is the first and only practical guide to VBM for all managers. This book shows managers at every level how to transform their businesses and move forward smoothly into rich and rewarding futures.
Updates
Updates
Virtuous AI is proud to announce the appointment of Chris Happ as its new Chief Executive Officer. Happ's appointment marks a pivotal turn as Virtuous AI emerges from the beta phase, ready to implement a robust go-to-market strategy. Foremost of the developments that Happ will spearhead is Virtuous AI's groundbreaking new "AI in a Box" platform.
ArmorCode, the leader in AppSecOps, announced it secured $14 million Series A investment led by Ballistic Ventures, the venture capital firm soley focused on backing cybersecurity startups. This investment will allow ArmorCode to continue democratizing application security and building the safest software possible.
Omneky, an AI-driven marketing platform, announced it has secured over $7 million in a seed round extension, bringing the company's total seed round funding to $10 million. This funding will allow Omneky to further invest in platform updates and build upon the company's current lead as a first mover in the AI generative ad space.
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