John Stoner

At CareerNerds, we’ve helped 800+ Service Academy Grads to make their next career move, earn more, and advance to higher level roles. That mission reflects my own path as an active-duty Army Officer, Operations Partner at McKinsey, turnaround leader of three consultancies, and Fintech President with full responsibility for a $600M P&L. Most recently, I served as Interim President of Seraph, a global operations and consulting firm and am actively supporting a leading PE firm in their portfolio growth. Background * * Recognized for exceptional leadership in a wide variety of roles, generating outsized impact and strong financial results - Performance Solutions named one of the consulting industry’s Fastest Growing Firms for 2015 by Consulting Magazine * Known for the ability to execute business & organizational turnarounds even in the most demanding environments - led struggling business unit to deliver the highest revenue growth and client satisfaction score in the company * Proud to have earned a reputation as an empathetic and dedicated mentor and coach - rated in the top 5 Partners at McKinsey 4 years running Current & Recent Focus * * Executive Coach at CareerNerds, working with Service Academy graduates as they navigate their next career chapter * Led Seraph’s ongoing turnaround and drove the diversification of the company's concentrated client base * Previously served as Senior Advisor to Private Equity organizations and distinctive Consulting firms on due diligence, strategy & growth issues * “Pay-it-forward” Executive Coach for Military Academy graduates looking for their next great role * Part-time thought partner to ambitious Veteran Entrepreneurs Education * * Bachelor of Science, USMA (Dean’s List, Deputy Brigade Commander & Captain, Men’s Soccer team), 1980 * Doctoral Studies as an Olmsted Foundation Fellow, University of Salzburg, 1987 * Master of Public Administration with Honors, Harvard University, 1988 * Master of Science in Strate