Faculty Name:John Power, MBA, DBA

Dr. John Power is an educator and practitioner who loves teaching with the singular purpose of improving student outcomes. Prior to joining UMSV, he was the Program Director of the MBA Program and the Chair of Graduate Business for Mercy University’s School of Business. His doctoral dissertation was Exploratory Analysis of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact and Opportunities for Financial Services Compliance. He was a contributing author to 97 Things about Ethics that Everyone in Data Science Should Know.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. Power is a proven senior executive whose career has encompassed many industries and roles. He is currently involved in 3 start-up businesses as a founder, Vedi Robotics, a robotics company where he serves as COO/Board Member, Sterling.ai, a healthcare products company harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, and a financial technology company where he serves as CFO and Director. Prior to these endeavors, John was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of DS Healthcare Group, Inc, a Nasdaq listed company where he helped the company avoid bankruptcy and be sold, saving shareholder value. Previously, John was the CEO and Founder of Mark My Media, an education technology company providing pathways to the finance industry for students in universities across the US. Other roles include, COO and CFO of Mantara, a venture-backed technology firm focused on high frequency/low-latency trading platforms. John was Chief Administrative Officer at Mellon Investor Services and President of Mellon Securities through their acquisition by Bank of New York. Prior to Mellon, John was the Director of Finance for E*Trade Financial.  Prior to E*Trade, John was Controller/Chief of Staff for Bank Julius Baer’s US Private banking unit. John started his management career in finance at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg.

John lives in Bayside, NY with his wife and two sons. He enjoys mentoring his current and former students and volunteers for the Boy Scouts.

Areas of Interest

• Artificial Intelligence
• Healthcare Technology
• Financial Markets
• Financial Operations
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Models