John W. Brennan is a Lecturer of Business Administration at the Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business. He is also Managing Partner of JWB Advisory Partners. John serves as an advisor to Boards of Director, CEOs, CFOs, and senior executives of Fortune 500 corporations, global and emerging brands, private equity and venture-capital firms, leading research and technology institutes, and mission-based not-for-profit organizations.
Mr. Brennan currently teaches “Strategic Planning for the Future,” a graduate level course for candidates for the Master of Business Administration degree.
Mr. Brennan served as President, Managing Director, and a member of the Board of Directors of Arthur D. Little, Inc. ("ADL"), the global management and technology consulting firm. During his tenure at ADL, John served in several leadership roles including:
Global Health Care and Life Sciences Leader
US Health Care and Life Sciences Leader
US Consumer Products
US Food, Beverage and Nutrition Leader
US Strategy and Corporate Finance Advisory Leader
US Technology and Innovation Management Leader
John’s experience also includes having served as:
President and Chief Operating Officer - Reason Edge Technologies, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development - Protocare, Inc.
Vice President and Managing Director - ABT Associates, Inc.
John began his career at Price Waterhouse in the Entrepreneurial Services Center locating venture-capital financing and advising early-stage technology ventures through initial public offerings.
A native Bostonian, John earned a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a Master of Business Administration degree from Northeastern University Graduate School of Business, where he received academic honors graduating 1st in his class, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of the Holy Cross where he was inducted into the National Economics Honor Society.