John’s identity was stolen out of his business and used to commit a series of crimes, including $300,000 worth of embezzlement. While the thief operated behind the safety of John’s identity, John and his business were held legally and financially responsible for the felonies committed. Forced to defend his innocence, John spent two stressful years and $12,000 on a criminal lawyer to keep from going to jail. During that time, John became an expert in identity theft prevention and mitigation strategies. The mindsets of prevention he developed during this experience are the basis of his critically-acclaimed, award-winning book, "Stolen Lives: Identity Theft Prevention Made Simple", and are responsible for the successful capture and conviction of his imposter. Recently, Stolen Lives was chosen as the #1 Business Book at the EVVY Awards. As a professional member of the National Speakers Association, John speaks around the country to corporations, associations and consumers about protecting their private information. His clients include Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pfizer, the Federal Reserve Bank, Lincoln Financial, Principal Financial Group, Drury Inns, Prudential Real Estate, and numerous corporations, financial institutions, universities and associations. John has been featured on Money Matters Today, NBC, ABC, and Fox. John is the president of The Sileo Group, a 43-year-old idea-lab focused on guiding organizations to proactively protect their privacy. The Sileo Group trains on how to quickly detect and deter data theft and financial fraud on all rungs of the corporate ladder, from the mailroom to the boardroom. John is the founder of four successful businesses in the fields of executive education, internet software, web-auctions and consulting. Formerly a management consultant with Mercer Management Consulting, John advised Fortune 500 clients, including Bank of America, Texaco and Sprint on internal and external strategic initiatives. John is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar (New Zealand) and graduated with Honors from Harvard University. Titles Think Like a Spy: Bulletproofing Your Identity The Business Of Protecting Your Business Your Financial Institution as Hero: Protecting Customers against Identity Theft Employee Wellness Safe Data is Profitable Data: Privacy Leadership from the Mailroom to the Boardroom MySpace isn't MySpace: Protecting Young Adults' Privacy Topics Police, Risk, Law Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $5,000 - $7,499 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State CO Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.