John Ross

John Ross is a seasoned strategic leader with over 20 years of experience in the technology sector, excelling in defining and directing product offerings across various applications and solutions.

He has a strong background in working with multi-cloud environments and devising efficient Go-To-Market strategies.

Some of his notable achievements include excelling as a Product Manager for a wide array of solutions and services, particularly within multi-cloud environments encompassing SaaS, public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, OpenStack), and private cloud (VMware).

John Ross has been honored with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for nine consecutive years, recognizing his exceptional thought leadership and contributions to the community.

Additionally, he is a co-author of four books covering topics such as UX Design, Enterprise Search, and End User adoption for Microsoft SharePoint.

As a proficient speaker, he has conducted sessions at various prominent events including Microsoft's Ignite, TechEd, TechEd Europe, SharePoint Conference, and TechReady.

John's areas of expertise include Product Management, Cloud Strategy, Product Roadmaps, Solutions Development, Agile Methodologies, Release Planning, Business Case Creation, Go-To-Market Strategy, Project Management, Competitive Analysis, Team Leadership, Business Analysis, and Customer Support.

He completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing from the University of Central Florida's College of Business Administration.

Throughout his career, John Ross has held key positions such as Sr. Product Manager at SAP within Rackspace, Product Manager, and Consultant Team Lead at Rackspace, Consultant Team Lead at SharePoint911, Consultant at CIBER, Application Developer at Siemens Power Generation, and Technical Sales/Marketing at Global Technology Associates.