Bio
John Kocjan is Adjunct Lecturer at SAIS Europe
Principal (Retired), Deloitte. New York
John was a Senior Partner in Deloitte Consulting’s Financial Services Practice. He headed Deloitte’s US and Global Financial Services Consulting practices.
John has almost 40 years of both consulting and bank management experience, starting at Citibank’s international group in Asia, and later as President and CEO of St. Louis Bank. Prior to joining Deloitte, John was a partner at McKinsey & Company.
John advised clients on how to develop and execute sustainable strategies, through organizational effectiveness, improved performance and operational transformation. He has been involved in numerous merger integrations for the largest financial institutions, and has led critical programs for top institutions in the US, Japan, and Europe.
John has written about and spoken on major issues affecting the financial services industry. He has an MBA (with distinction) from the Wharton School, an MAIS (with distinction) from the School of Advanced International Studies and a BA (cum laude) from Fordham University.
Courses
- Business Strategies for Global Financial Institutions
The objective is for students to learn about the global financial services industry and to equip them with the content and skills necessary to obtain professional employment in financial services, consulting, other industries or government. The course combines academic teachings with Business School cases in “traditional” global financial services, as well as “Fintech” and “Crypto”. The course emphasizes three areas: (1) Gaining fundamental knowledge of corporate business strategy (2) Understanding how global financial institutions execute (or fail to execute) their strategies (3) Developing students’ commercial skills, such as communications, presentation skills and teaming. The class is participatory. Students should review the syllabus in detail. Corporate Finance, Financial Decision-Making or similar undergraduate classes are useful but not mandatory. If you have questions, please contact me (jkocjan2@jh.edu).
