JOHN POWER
Dr. John Power is a proven senior executive whose career has encompassed many industries and roles. He is currently involved in three start-up businesses as a founder; a robotics company where he serves as COO, a marketing technology company where he serves as CEO, and a financial technology company where he serves as CFO.
Prior to these endeavors, John was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of DS Healthcare Group, Inc, a Nasdaq listed company where he helped the company avoid bankruptcy and be sold saving shareholder value.
Previously, John was the CEO and Founder of Mark My Media, an education technology company providing pathways to the finance industry for students in universities across the US. Other roles include, COO and CFO of Mantara, a venture-backed technology firm focused on high frequency/low-latency trading platforms. John was Chief Administrative Officer at Mellon Investor Services and President of Mellon Securities through their acquisition by Bank of New York and was part of the integration team. Prior to Mellon, John was the Director of Finance for E*Trade Financial. During his tenure, John was involved in sixteen acquisitions by E*Trade including Harrisdirect purchased from BMO Financial Group and BrownCo purchased from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Prior to E*Trade, John was Controller/Chief of Staff for Bank Julius Baer’s US Private banking unit. John started his management career in finance at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg.
John serves on the faculty of Mercy University’s College of Business. He is currently the Director of the MBA Program and the Chair of Graduate Business program. John has a B.S. in Finance from Manhattan College, an M.B.A. from Dowling College and has completed his Doctoral degree in business at Wilmington University. His dissertation was Exploratory Analysis of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact and Opportunities for Financial Services Compliance. He was a contributing author to 97 things about Ethics that Everyone in Data Science Should Know.
John lives in Bayside, NY with his wife and two sons. He enjoys mentoring his current and former students and volunteers for the Boy Scouts.
JOHN POWER
Dr. John Power is a proven senior executive whose career has encompassed many industries and roles. He is currently involved in three start-up businesses as a founder; a robotics company where he serves as COO, a marketing technology company where he serves as CEO, and a financial technology company where he serves as CFO.
Prior to these endeavors, John was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of DS Healthcare Group, Inc, a Nasdaq listed company where he helped the company avoid bankruptcy and be sold saving shareholder value.
Previously, John was the CEO and Founder of Mark My Media, an education technology company providing pathways to the finance industry for students in universities across the US. Other roles include, COO and CFO of Mantara, a venture-backed technology firm focused on high frequency/low-latency trading platforms. John was Chief Administrative Officer at Mellon Investor Services and President of Mellon Securities through their acquisition by Bank of New York and was part of the integration team. Prior to Mellon, John was the Director of Finance for E*Trade Financial. During his tenure, John was involved in sixteen acquisitions by E*Trade including Harrisdirect purchased from BMO Financial Group and BrownCo purchased from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Prior to E*Trade, John was Controller/Chief of Staff for Bank Julius Baer’s US Private banking unit. John started his management career in finance at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg.
John serves on the faculty of Mercy University’s College of Business. He is currently the Director of the MBA Program and the Chair of Graduate Business program. John has a B.S. in Finance from Manhattan College, an M.B.A. from Dowling College and has completed his Doctoral degree in business at Wilmington University. His dissertation was Exploratory Analysis of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact and Opportunities for Financial Services Compliance. He was a contributing author to 97 things about Ethics that Everyone in Data Science Should Know.
John lives in Bayside, NY with his wife and two sons. He enjoys mentoring his current and former students and volunteers for the Boy Scouts.