John Hermansen is a seasoned manager with a passion for creative problem solving and motivating teams. He has a track record of leading diverse teams of people in high-stakes environments by using data analytics to inform smarter decision making. His primary interest lies in optimizing the efforts of the people he leads to deliver outstanding results. He has led teams in various strategic pursuits, including customer segmentation, corporate strategy, data analytics, workforce planning, culture transformation, and more.

John has studied BA with Honors in Literary Arts at Brown University, where he also worked as a Physics Research Assistant. Additionally, he has graduated from the Defense Language Institute with a 3.9 GPA in the Korean Basic Program. He served as a Team Leader & Korean Cryptologic Linguist in the United States Marine Corps before entering the corporate world.

Before becoming a Strategy and Process Improvement Manager at Freddie Mac, John worked as a Manager at Deloitte Consulting, Proposals Manager & Business Analyst at Integrity Applications Incorporated, and PR Intern at Student Veterans of America.