John Henry Vice President of Consulting Services, Chicago, IL Navigator Management Partners

As Vice President of Consulting Services, John brings over 20 years of consulting and client-side experience to his leadership role within the firm. John is responsible for business development, client relationship management, service delivery and operations as the lead for Navigator's Chicago Office.

Throughout his career, John has led and delivered on efforts to enhance the profitability and performance in a number of global organizations through effective management and leadership of mission-critical business and IT programs. John brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from both the client side and as deliverer of consulting services with expertise in program and project management, IT strategy, IT deployment, software selection, operational assessments, business intelligence, data warehousing and business transformation. John also possesses a deep understanding of financial, accounting, and financial planning solutions, as well as business expertise in a variety of industries including healthcare, professional services, financial services, and specialized depth in the insurance industry.

Before joining Navigator, John held several senior positions within Aon Corporation, including the VP of Finance and Information Technology for Aon Global, Aon’s retail broking unit responsible for meeting the specialized risk management needs of Global and Fortune 1000 clients. While at Aon, he was responsible for numerous initiatives, including the global implementation of salesforce.com, the design, development and implementation of a global data warehouse, program management for several vertical industry integration initiatives and systems strategy and support for all back office systems including PeopleSoft Financials and HCM. He also was responsible for indirectly managing over $1 billion in revenues and directly managing $300 million in expenses and over 300 global sales and support personnel.

John also was a Senior Manager, Consulting and Director of Finance and Operations for a specialty regional consulting firm, Bricker & Associates, before, during and after its acquisition by Keane, Inc. While there he helped several insurance industry clients realize true business benefits by leading efforts including the development of a risk management information system, the development of a custom underwriting and quoting application, and program management for an enterprise business transformation initiative. Earlier in his career he worked as a Senior Consultant in the Financial Services practices of both Coopers & Lybrand and Deloitte Consulting.

Active in the community, John and his wife, Trish, continually support the Cradle, an adoption agency in Evanston, IL where they frequently serve as guest speakers. John also has served for several years as Treasurer for St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Barrington, IL. John holds a B.S. degree in Business – Accountancy and Finance and a B.A. degree in Chemistry from Miami University in Oxford, OH and also passed the CPA exam in the state of Ohio. He and his wife, Trish, currently reside in Deer Park, Illinois with their two children, Charles and Eleanor.