John co-founded Aquent in 1986 while an undergraduate at Harvard University. Within five years he grew the company from dorm room startup to the 12th fastest growing private company in America. He has served as CEO from the beginning.

Over the course of his career John has been widely recognized for his entrepreneurial leadership and accomplishments. Accolades include: Boston Business Journal's, "40 Under 40", Mass High Tech's, "High Tech All Star," finalist for the Harvard Business School Club of New York’s, "America’s Entrepreneur Award," and Ernst and Young’s, “Entrepreneur of the Year” for New England. He was the subject of a Fast Company cover story and was the protagonist in a Harvard Business School case study.

John has served as president of the Massachusetts Association of Staffing Services and as chairman of the board of directors of Angie’s List (NASDAQ:ANGI). He also has served as a board member for the American Staffing Association, AIGA, and the Recycling Advisory Committee for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

John earned a bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard College and an MBA with honors from Harvard Business School.

Cheryl heads up the Technology sector and Aquent's Outsourcing division, Aquent Studios. Cheryl's mantra is to understand our clients' issues and goals so that we can get them the right solutions, whether they’re looking for talent to join their team or to outsource a project or team. She believes helping clients solve their problems using creativity and expertise to achieve efficiencies and quality results solidifies our partnership approach.

Cheryl holds a B.S. degree in business administration from California State University of Northridge.

Susie is the president of Vitamin T, the division of Aquent focused exclusively on providing digital creatives to ad agencies and mid-sized companies. Susie joined Aquent in 1999 as an interactive agent. During her tenure, she has held many roles, from market leadership to regional management to leading an interactive design practice to starting up Vitamin T. Her passion for creative and knowledge of the interactive industry helps clients build teams that launch brands, engage customers, and drive revenues.