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.

Nunzio Domilici, the fourth employee hired by the three founders, was actually the first “temp” placed on assignment by the fledgling staffing firm back in 1987.

From the outset, Nunzio has played a key role in developing Aquent’s operations. He served as VP of Finance while Aquent’s revenues grew to $40 million. As VP of IT, Nunzio oversaw the development of Aquent’s proprietary, real-time interactive database.

Prior to becoming Aquent’s CFO in 2000, Nunzio spearheaded Aquent’s expansion into the world of high-end graphic design at the helm of Aquent’s “Portfolio” business unit and then as president of strategy and evangelism, responsible for overall business strategy and alliances with key professional organizations, including the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA).

Nunzio graduated from Harvard College in 1987 with a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology.