John O'Connor

John O'Connor Blockchain in Africa | Director at IOHK | Cardano | Work with governments, NGOs and private sector to build solutions London, England, United Kingdom Contact info Input Output (IOHK) University of Oxford 500+ connections About John O'Connor is the Director of African Operations at IOHK, the blockchain development company behind Cardano. He previously worked as Head of Strategy and Communications at the Cardano Foundation. Cardano is a leading blockchain platform and cryptocurrency. John graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Experience Input Output (IOHK) Director of African Operations Company NameInput Output (IOHK) Dates EmployedFeb 2018 – Present Employment Duration3 yrs 4 mos LocationAddis Ababa/ London Cardano Foundation Head Of Strategy and Communications Company NameCardano Foundation Dates EmployedFeb 2017 – Feb 2018 Employment Duration1 yr 1 mo Rocketer Company NameRocketer Total Duration3 yrs 2 mos TitleHead of Analytics and Performance Dates EmployedFeb 2015 – Dec 2016 Employment Duration1 yr 11 mos LocationLondon Client Services: Managing relationship with key clients, presenting results, managing delivery of new analytics and advertising products between client and dev team. Analytics: Managing the production of analytics reports for internal and external consumption. Designing new analytics solutions for development. Marketing Consulting: including cross-channel planning & sales strategy development. Sales: Develop opportunities from lead to contract. Oversee and manage sales pipeline. … see more TitleBusiness Development Manager Dates EmployedNov 2013 – Jan 2015 Employment Duration1 yr 3 mos Product management: Designed and managed the delivery of an rule-based management tool. Eliminating need for anything but strategic management of scaled Facebook campaigns. Analytics: Produced analytics focussed on finding solutions to problematic campaigns. Sales: Designed and presented campaign proposals to prospective clients, as well as general responsibility for the sales list Strategic development: Brokered a data-sharing deal to expand our targeting parameters in the financial sector. Fund-raising: Helped develop the pitch-deck for latest investment round. … see more Maris Venture Capital Investment Analyst Company NameMaris Venture Capital Dates EmployedJul 2012 – Sep 2012 Employment Duration3 mos LocationLondon, United Kingdom - Produced reports detailing investment rationale of proposed deals for the executive board. - Wrote update pieces on the status of on-going investments for investors. - Performed fundamental analysis on new propositions, presenting my research to my managing partner. - Created an excel program to streamline numerical analysis of client portfolios investments, turning a multi-hour process into a one click solution by learning and applying Excel VBA code. - Wrote country profiles and political updates for the quarterly investor newsletter. … see more Echelon Research Analyst Company NameEchelon Research Dates EmployedDec 2011 – Jan 2012 Employment Duration2 mos LocationLondon, United Kingdom - Created a database detailing progress of spectrum auctions for each European country. - Performed analysis to understand the discrepancies in revenues generated, even after adjustments like market size. - Created a historical time-series of key performance metrics for large French Telecommunications providers. … see more Show 1 more experience Education University of Oxford University of Oxford Degree NameBachelor’s DegreeField Of StudyPolitics, Philosophy and EconomicsGrade2.1 Dates attended or expected graduation2010 – 2013 Activities and Societies: Scriptwriter on short films Freshminds ‘Ones to Watch’ Brand Manager - Selected to represent the Freshminds recruitment brand at Oxford, identifying strong candidates for employers. Committee member of Oxford Entrepreneurs - Co-ran the sponsorship effort, working with firms to offer relevant exposure that fitted their recruitment objectives. Committee member of Oxford Union - - Elected offical, work revolved around the logistics of organising talks, as well as other events. Module selection focused on Money and Banking Economics, International Relations, and British Politics and Government.