ADS Security – President & CEO
John grew up on Long Island, NY and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1983 with a BS degree in economics and political science. He later earned an MBA degree from Clemson University. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy John joined the Navy Nuclear Power Program and was a senior officer in the Engineering Department of the nuclear powered cruiser USS Virginia. In 1988 he joined Michelin Tire Corporation in South Carolina as an industrial engineer for two years. John was then Vice President at Alcoa Fujikura Ltd, a telecommunications company, until 2008. He is now President and Chief Executive Officer of ADS Security, the 25th largest security company in the country. John is board chairman of the Beacon Center of Tennessee and serves on the Advisory Council of the Atlas Network.