John Cordio is the CEO and founder of Answerport and is responsible for overall company strategy, delivery and client satisfaction. John plays an active role in developing and maintaining client relationships in our M&A Advisory, Management Advisory, and Technology Advisory practices. John has deep experience leading M&A Due Diligence and Transition Management efforts related to the IT area (specializing in IT carve outs), IT Strategy projects, IT Effectiveness projects, Business Process Redesign projects and other significant business change initiatives affecting IT and business operations for clients in a variety of services, technology, manufacturing and distribution environments.
Prior to founding Answerport in 1999, John was a senior executive with a large global ERP software company and a Management Consulting Partner with Ernst & Young. He served as the global Managing Director for one of Ernst & Young’s ERP Service Lines and as the Managing Partner for the Milwaukee Information Technology practice. Prior to Ernst & Young, John worked with a Midwest-based pharmaceutical company in various IT management roles. He has proven success in all facets of building and leading large Information Technology consulting organizations.
John holds a Masters of Business Administration with a double emphasis in Marketing and Information Systems and a Bachelors of Business Administration, with a double major in Accounting and Information Systems, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Certified Production and Inventory Manager (CPIM).