As the former CFO of Microsoft North America, John Rex brings real-world perspective to his clients’ leadership challenges. He understands the intensity of leading complex businesses because he has done it himself. As a leadership consultant, executive coach, and sought-after speaker, his mission is to empower teams and individuals to accelerate their success by tapping into their deepest strengths and leading more authentically.
Executives hire John when they’re flying up the corporate ladder, feeling the pressure, and have to know the best way to accelerate their success. Whether he’s working with commerce and tech giants Amazon and Microsoft, or with startups and medium-size companies, John empowers his clients to deliver business results through a growth mindset.
During 20+ years in executive leadership roles leading 100’s of professionals at global powerhouses like Microsoft and Novartis,John cultivated a passion for delivering business impact through the development of high-performing individuals and teams. He built a reputationas the business turnaround leader who took teams from good to great and consistently built high-powered, people-centric organizations.
As a senior business executive, John established himself as a strategic partner who delivers results for highly-matrixed, fast-paced, multi-billion dollar technology businesses via B2C and B2B channels by partnering with CEOs and Presidents to optimize complex portfolio investment decisions for top-line growth and profitability. He has a proven track record turning around multinational financial operations through personnel, technology, and process solutions. He loves to transform what is strong into what is superb.
Having worked throughout Europe and Asia, and having lived in Latin America for twelve years, John is fluent in Spanish and holds a special appreciation for diverse perspectives, prioritizing inclusivity and maintaining a sense of adventure in all that he does. He relishes exploring new ideas, places, and cultures—yet family, spirituality, and community remain central to his way of living. Whenever he gets the chance, he loves escaping into nature to cycle, backpack, ski, scuba dive, and soak in the beauty of the earth.
John holds an International MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is a Certified Practitioner of the assessment instruments of The Leadership Circle and Everything DiSC, a Certified Facilitator of Conscious Business, an Authorized Partner of The Five Behaviors of Cohesive Teams, a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, a Certified Professional Facilitator, and a member of the International Coach Federation. John also serves on the faculty of the Stagen Leadership Academy in Dallas, Texas.