John Parker

John Parker is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Executive Education and Senior Academic Director at Kellogg, teaching Digital Marketing and other customer-related topics. He is currently leading a new initiative to develop and implement Kellogg ExecEd's digital distance learning strategy, beginning with a series to keep Kellogg alumni at the leading edge of marketing thinking through live Telepresence sessions with leading faculty. John also leads many of Kellogg’s relationships in Latin America.

Previously he was CMO for Zurich Insurance, where he designed and built a best-in-class marketing function in North America. John spent the early years of his career as a partner at McKinsey, where he was a co-leader of the insurance practice. He has an MS from the Sloan School of Management at MIT, and a BA in Economics Magna Cum Laude from Harvard.

Education MS, 1985, Management Science, MIT Sloan

BA, 1980, Economics, Harvard College, Magna Cum Laude

Academic Positions Clinical Assistant Professor of Executive Education, Executive Education, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2014-present

Other Professional Experience Principal, JCP Advisors, LLC, 2013-present

Chief Marketing Officer, Zurich Insurance Group, LTD., 2008-2012

Partner / Principal / Chicago Office Manager, Katzenbach Partners, LLC, 2003-2008

Executive Vice President, Business Development, Protocare, Inc., 2002-2003

President, Applied Home Telemedicine, LLC, 1998-2002

Principal, McKinsey & Company, Inc., 1992-1998

Associate, McKinsey & Company, Inc., 1985-1992

Education Academic Positions Other Professional Experience