John serves as Member of the Executive Committee, Strategy at Innventure. Prior to co-founding Innventure, John served as Founder and CEO of XL TechGroup (XLTG) where he developed the DownSelect® Method that Innventure uses today to vet disruptive technologies from top MNCs and their associated business opportunities. John also served as an academic scientist at numerous universities and government labs including the Universities of Maryland, North Carolina and Arizona, as well as the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics and Astrophysics from the University of Arizona and has published over 60 academic papers.