Leadership

John joins LOT with over 20 years of experience in the intellectual property industry, working with Fortune 500 companies to manage their intellectual property risks, liabilities and exposures. Prior to joining LOT, John was a Senior Vice President at Aon Corporation and served as its Global Intellectual Property Insurance expert for 18 years. As part of his role, John launched Aon’s first Intellectual Property Insurance Program, forged strategic IP partnerships, was a founding member of the industry leading Cyber Insurance practice group, and structured and built multi-hundred million dollar insurance programs. Prior to joining Aon, John served as a litigation attorney for 10 years at two Chicago area law firms. John has also been involved in the development and commercialization of a number of new consumer products. John holds a Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University in Chicago. John has been a regular speaker at numerous industry events and currently resides in the Chicago area where he and his wife have raised 5 sons!