John Hotta

John Hotta is a board director and governance expert at multi-billion-dollar organizations. He was named by the Financial Times as one of the Agenda Directors 50. John graduated with honors from Harvard University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He contributed to The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition, published in July 2019. He is a Technology and M&A expert employed by Microsoft, Accenture, and AT&T. John has unique experience, knowledge, and skills working with startups,...See more

John Hotta is a board director and governance expert at multi-billion-dollar organizations. He was named by the Financial Times as one of the Agenda Directors 50. John graduated with honors from Harvard University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He contributed to The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition, published in July 2019. He is a Technology and M&A expert employed by Microsoft, Accenture, and AT&T. John has unique experience, knowledge, and skills working with startups, turnarounds, and companies in transition to new markets or new ownership. John is a speaker and an expert. He speaks at conferences of board directors and PE leaders. He taught National Association of Corporate Director (NACD) Master Classes for public company directors on topics including AI, ML, cyber security, social media, privacy, big data, cloud, CRM, enterprise architecture, software-as-a-service, mobile, innovation, and M&A. John is also a board advisor. He has provided guidance to boards and CEOs as part of the NACD Board Advisory Services. See less