Founder and Chairman of Tech Shanghai Advocates, Global Tech Advocates’ first landing point in China, as well as an Ambassador for London Tech Week and a mentor on the Mayor’s International Business Programme. He founded Cocoon Networks in 2015 until he left to continue his vision at CENTI in 2018. In 2015, John was awarded as one of the UK’s top 5 Asian Investors by the UK Business Angels Association.

He has served as a member of the China Industrial Park Association (CIPA). He is the Mentor at the Mayor’s International Business Programme. He has been awarded UK’s top 5 Asian Investors and Top 100 Investors in Asia by the UK Business Angels Association.