An MBA graduate with over twenty-five years of experience in film and television, John’s career has ranged from film festivals, to development, production and financing.
After starting his career at TIFF, his interest in development and production led to a position with Independent Pictures and contract work on several film and television projects. He then moved into financing, with positions at the Ontario Media Development Corporation (now Ontario Creates), the Canadian Media Fund and at Telefilm Canada where he served as a Regional Director and the Television Sector Head.
In 2005, he joined The Harold Greenberg Fund as President and Board Member. As President, he is responsible for the strategic and financial management of the organization, as well as industry and board relations. During his time at the Fund, he has overseen investments of more than $40 million and has helped develop over 1300 feature film projects. In addition to the main feature film development and production programs, John has overseen partnerships with film festivals, script writing labs and film promotion initiatives as well the support of documentary and short film projects.
He is also the co-Founder and Executive Director of the Toronto Irish Film Festival and sits on the board of the Canadian Film Festival.