John has had a distinguished career as one of Canada's leading urban planners and management consultants, during which he has worked with all levels of government and the private sector, providing advice on policy, strategy, investment, restructuring and organizational development. He was previously the president of an established national management consulting practice, president of an institute specializing in urban policy, and president at a Canadian leader in power generation.

John leads LEA's international engineering, planning and consulting activities and is also involved with major projects in Canada.