John Spears

COO at The ONE Campaign

John Spears is the Chief of Staff and acting Chief Operating Officer at The ONE Campaign. John has been with The ONE Campaign since May 2017 and has served as the interim Chief Operating Officer from November 2017 to March 2018. In their current role, they are responsible for coordinating the organization's response to external public relations crisis. John also manages a team of four and a budget of $2.3 million. Prior to their work at The ONE Campaign, John was the Senior Advisor in the Office of the Administrator at USAID from February 2015 to January 2017. John also served as the Director of Clusters and Skills Initiatives at the US Small Business Administration from February 2014 to February 2015.

John Spears has a B.S. in Religious Studies from Southeastern University, and has done coursework towards an M.S.W. in Policy, Planning, and Administration from Boston College. John is certified by the Yoga Alliance as a yoga teacher and by the International Coaching Federation as an Associate Certified Coach (ACC). John is also a coach and leadership trainer with an ICF accredited program from Accomplishment Coaching.

Their manager is Gayle E. Smith, President and CEO. They work with David McNair - Executive Director for Global Policy, Tim Cole - Executive Director, Europe, and Romilly Greenhill - UK Director.

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  • COO

    Current role

  • Chief of Staff

    May, 2017

  • Chief of Staff & acting COO

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