John Polo

John Polo provides Strategic Directives’ clients with solid, hands-on business and organization strategies. He has held numerous senior management positions at start-ups to $31b manufacturing, consumer products, and IT management consulting and services companies worldwide. With focus on marketing, product, sales, funding strategy, and development across a wide number of industry verticals, John prioritizes investments that maximize both short- and long-term growth. He is currently Founder, Chief Operating Officer and Board Member with Top Flight Technologies, Inc. in Boston.

His 30+ years of expertise include companies such as Gartner Group, Charles River Consulting, Howard Systems International Consulting, and S-doc (Internet Security). Seasoned in application development, network infrastructure support, IT management consulting, and business transformation projects, John has performed senior leadership roles for Kraft Foods North America, Perkin-Elmer, and many worldwide clients for Gartner Group. He is a well-respected industry practitioner and spokesperson on Continuous Improvement Programs to drive business results. 

John is President of Strategic Directives and has attracted Principals to the Company that believe in the holistic approach of offering industry best practices across a range of business disciplines to aggressively impact overall sustainable success, whether providing active management roles or leading key project needs. 

Bachelor of Science in Business Management, University of Connecticut; Associate of Science in Computer Science, Norwalk State Technical College, Connecticut.  

Contact John at [email protected]