OUR LEADERSHIP M. John Saad President Leveraging more than 25 years of public sector and commercial consulting experience, John oversees client service delivery across our vertical industry segments and horizontal service offerings—underscoring our ability to provide innovative solutions to clients in the national security, financial services, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure industries. A visionary leader, John has played a critical role in our growth and transformation starting with the firm’s launch and continuing through its subsequent mergers and acquisitions activity. He also drove significant organic growth by spearheading a team of over 2,500 consultants addressing a range of mission-driven challenges for the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and the intelligence community. Before joining Guidehouse, John was a partner at a large global management consultancy, where he served commercial financial advisory clients as well as those in national security and defense facing a range of business, operational, and mission challenges. Education: MBA, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland B.S. Finance, University of Maryland Memberships, Certificates & Activities: Board Chair, National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Region, American Red Cross Board of Advisors member, Virginia Tech National Security Institute Member, Business Executives for National Security