John Trautwein

John Trautwein has been a member of the executive team at Source since 2003 and has served as EVP sales, president and COO. Today, as chief customer officer, John is responsible for the overall customer relationships within Source Support as well as global sales and business development.

John’s background includes over 25 years of international sales, marketing and executive management experience, including six years living and working abroad in Munich, Germany and Poole, England.

John earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Northwestern University in 1984 and completed the Executive Development Program at Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Business in 2000. Prior to joining the business world, John spent seven years playing professional baseball for the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox and was a member of the American League East Champion Red Sox in 1988. John and his wife are recipients of the President George Bush Daily Point of Light Award, for their work in starting and running the nonprofit organization called the “Will to Live Foundation,” which works closely with young adults and families in local communities around the country to raise awareness of teen suicide in our society.