John Ioannou is Metropolitan’s Head of Operating Expert Network, where he focuses on the firm’s Operating Expert initiatives. John has held leadership, turnaround, governance or advisory roles in 29 companies across 14 different industries and has built and run several startup software and services companies. He also spent 14 years at IBM where he held leadership positions and was responsible for managing $1 billion in credit facilities and customer financing. John is a summa cum laude graduate of St. Peter’s College with a B.S. in Management.
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