Dubbed “Mr. Creativity” and a “serial innovator” by The Economist, John has been active in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship for four decades.  He is currently the first Turing Fellow at CCAM, a visiting fellow at the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science and a Yale entrepreneur-in-residence.  He is also co-founder and chairman of ThayerMahan, Inc., a leader in maritime intelligence as well as founder of Million Doors, which is developing a trust architecture for generative A.I. John draws from his experience as a serial entrepreneur, musician, former business school professor, author, and Tony-nominated producer of film and stage. He is a graduate of Yale College (1972), Yale Medical School (1977) and Harvard Business School (1982).