John is the BD Director at California-based Integrated Defense Accelerator, and is an expert in border security with experience spanning military and national security operations and delivering complex Defence and National Security projects in Africa and Asia. He was commissioned into the Royal Navy, serving on submarines and fleet ships, and completing roles at the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC), and as a United Nations Military Observer. On leaving the forces, John became a diplomat with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, spending significant time in North Africa and the Sahel region.