John Gossart
Adjunct Professor at McCourt School of Public Policy
Biography
McCourt School of Public Policy
John Gossart is the Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer of Fintech startup GoodWorld. GoodWorld was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2016 and D.C.’s Best Technology Startup. Prior to GoodWorld, John launched RideScout with three former colleagues, and the tech startup was subsequently acquired by Daimler-Mercedes in 2015.
Before becoming an entrepreneur, John served over 22 years in military and government, work that took him to various locations across Africa, Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq, Asia and Europe, most recently serving as a deputy director of special operations and counterterrorism policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
He has earned degrees from Boston College and the Georgetown University, and was an Assistant Professor at West Point.
John’s indie rock band StoneDriver recently released their third studio album "Chasing Demons" (available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Tidal, etc) and in between running GoodWorld, teaching, and live shows he lives a quiet life in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia with his wife, Lisa, and their four sons.
Education
- Georgetown Univ. - M.A.
- Boston College - B.A.
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