John B. Riggs

John B. Riggs has extensive work experience in various senior leadership and consulting roles. John B. is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer for HSB - Hartford Steam Boiler since August 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior Vice President, Applied Technology Solutions at the same company since January 2020.

In addition, John has held significant roles at meshify, where they served as President starting from April 2021. Before that, they had a long and successful tenure at PwC, where they worked in different capacities. John B. was a Principal/Partner - Product & Operations: Innovation Strategy & Corporate Venturing from July 2016 to January 2020. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Managing Director - Strategy & Innovation from July 2013 to June 2016 and as a Managing Director - Strategy & Innovation from September 2011 to June 2013.

John also has experience working at PRTM Management Consultants as a Vice President, where they specialized in innovation and growth services for the communications and technology group from October 2010 to September 2011.

Before joining PRTM, John held the position of Senior Vice President, Head of Alcatel-Lucent Ventures at Alcatel-Lucent - Bell Labs from September 2009 to September 2010. John B. also had roles at Alcatel-Lucent - Bell Labs and Alcatel-Lucent Ventures, including Vice President, ALV Center of Excellence from January 2008 to November 2009 and Executive Director from October 2005 to December 2007.

Prior to their time at Alcatel-Lucent, John worked at Lucent Technologies - Supply Chain Networks as a Director, Strategy & Operations from January 2002 to September 2005, and as a Director from January 2001 to December 2001.

Furthermore, they gained experience as a Principal, Management Consultant at PRTM where they worked from 1995 to January 2001. John B.'searlier roles include working at ASML (formerly Silicon Valley Group Lithography Systems) as an Optical Metrology & Operations Manager from April 1991 to July 1994, and at Hughes as a Metrology Team Leader from July 1989 to May 1991.

Overall, John B. Riggs has a diverse background in technology, innovation, strategy, and operations, with extensive experience in senior leadership and consulting roles in various organizations.

John B. Riggs obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Optics/Optical Engineering from the University of Rochester, attending from 1985 to 1989. Later, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Technology Management and Strategy, which they completed at the Harvard Business School from 1994 to 1996.