John Burrows
Senior Lecturer
Biography
John Burrows is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, where he also serves as the Academic Director for Part-Time Programs and Leadership. At Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, he is an Associate Fellow, teaching MBA and EMBA students each summer. He also teaches the MBA negotiations class at Chicago Booth, a role he held from 2014 to 2018 and resumed in 2023.
In addition to his MBA teaching, John works extensively in executive education, delivering programs on leadership, negotiations, decision-making, strategy, and organizational psychology to senior executives and mid-career professionals. His teaching spans open enrollment programs and custom programs designed for specific organizations, blending his academic expertise with practical applications for diverse industries.
John holds an MBA and PhD in Behavioral Science from Chicago Booth and an MSt in Practical Ethics from Pembroke College, Oxford. His academic interests include the application of AI in teaching and learning, the integration of AI into legal and policy frameworks, and the role of social capital in hybrid and remote-first workplaces.
Before transitioning to academia, John was a partner at Accenture, where he developed extensive expertise in consulting, sales, and marketing. He held senior roles at enterprise software companies such as Siebel and Oracle, and he built European operations while managing an international joint venture in Japan for MarketSwitch, a company later acquired by Experian. Across these roles, he negotiated and led complex, multinational, multimillion-dollar projects spanning business development, international joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions.
John consults and speaks regularly to organizations across a wide range of industries:
- Private Sector Clients: Accenture, Alberici, Aon, ARCO Design Build, BNY Mellon, Capgemini, CUES, eBay, Edelman, IWI Wealth Advisors, Kiewit, State Farm, and Women in Leadership Insurance.
- Healthcare Clients: American College of Surgeons (ACS), American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), BrainLab, CVS Aetna, and Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).
- Domestic Public Sector Clients: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), U.S. Army War College, and U.S. Navy.
- International Public Sector Clients: Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), Decision Support Center (DSC) in the Saudi Royal Court, Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA), and the Hong Kong Civil Service Bureau.
John currently serves on the advisory board of Metopio.