John Landry

Builder of world-class software companies, Landry has spent nearly 30 years helping people connect with one another. He has served as Managing Director of Lead Dog Ventures, a business accelerator providing emerging technology enterprises access to a well-developed network of relationship, technology, and financial capital. He served as Vice President for Technology Strategy at IBM, where he discovered and evaluated "disruptive" new technologies emerging from new companies for IBM's corporate strategy.

Prior to IBM, Landry served as senior vice president of development and CTO at Lotus Development Corporation in Cambridge, MA. Prior to Lotus, he served as senior vice president and CTO at Dun & Bradstreet, Cullinet Software, Distribution Management Systems, and McCormack & Dodge.

Additionally, he served as Chairman/CTO of Agility Systems, acquired by Dun and Bradstreet; Chairman of Narrative Communications, acquired by Excite@Home; Chairman/CTO of Anyday.com, acquired by Palm; and Chairman/CTO of Adjoin Solutions, acquired by Computer Associates. Landry has been a director and investor in several private high technology companies, a long-time Trustee of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, and an Overseer of Boston's Museum of Science.

He holds a BA in Finance from Babson College, where he has served as Trustee and part-time instructor.