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John Landry manages Lead Dog Ventures, a disruptive new-age business accelerator, providing emerging technology enterprises access to a well-developed network of intellectual, relationship and financial capital. Landry currently serves as Chairman/CTO of one of Lead Dog�s largest investments, Adesso Systems where he lead the design and development of Adesso�s revolutionary distributed applications platform.
From 1995 to 2000, Landry served as VP Technology Strategy at IBM, a unique position charged with discovering and evaluating new disruptive technologies emerging from edge companies for possible incorporation into IBM�s top-level corporate strategies. Landry assumed this position after leading IBM�s Internet Strategy task force.
Previously, Landry had been the senior technology executive at Dun & Bradstreet, Cullinet Software, Distribution Management Systems and McCormack & Dodge Corporation, the latter three all targets of successful acquisitions in the 1980�s. Additionally, Landry has served as Chairman of Agility Systems until its acquisition by Dun & Bradstreet in 1994, Chairman of Narrative Communications until its acquisition by Excite@Home in 1999, Chairman of Anyday.com until its acquisition by Palm in 2000 and Chairman of Adjoin Solutions until its acquisition by Computer Associates in 2003.
Landry is a director of several private companies. He holds a Bachelor�s degree in Finance from Babson College, and currently serves on its Board of Trustees. | 