Darwin John
Member
Science and Technology Advisory Board to the FBI

Mr. John currently serves as a member of the congress created Science and Technology Advisory Board to the FBI. Prior to this position, Mr. John served as a Special Advisor to the Director of the FBI and as part of that position, Mr. John served as Chief Information Officer for the FBI. He currently has an affiliation with Blackwell Consulting Services in Chicago, Illinois as a strategic advisor. He has a proven track record in achieving broad-based business and enterprise results by leading change directly and through leveraging the use of information technology to create value. He is recognized as a leader who advocates teamwork and the continual development of people within the context of teams, resulting in peak levels of performance and achievement.

Mr. John’s previous assignments include Managing Director, Information and Communications Systems, worldwide, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Vice President, the Scott Paper Company; Director of Information and Communication Systems Development and Operations, General Mills, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Senior Systems Analyst, Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Brigham City, Utah.

Mr. John has been a long time member for the Society of Information Management holding many leadership roles including president of the society.

He received an MBA from Utah State University in 1971, a B.S. in Production Management from Utah State University in 1965, and Executive Programs in Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.