John Phelan

John is a seasoned technology and product leader with over 25 years of experience and proven results in product development, cloud operations and IT transformation across high-growth software and technology industries. He has demonstrated success adapting in fast-paced, dynamic settings, including high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, and is passionate about how AI can serve the needs of customers to help make them more efficient and effective in their operations.

Phelan most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Hyland Software, being part of the leadership team that helped grow the company revenue close to 100x during his tenure.  Along that journey he served in many roles, starting his career as a test engineer, founding their professional services business, as well as holding positions as Chief Information Officer and Chief Product & Technology Officer. He was also an early adopter of embedding AI technology into the Hyland tech stack. Through his diverse set of experiences, he has had a front row seat to see how enterprise technology is built, deployed and operated and brings those perspectives to the work he does every day. He is currently based in Ohio.