John McCallum, High Tech Industry Solutions Leader, Dassault Systèmes
John McCallum leads the Dassault Systèmes High Tech Industry Solution Unit in North America. He is responsible for the industry strategy, solutions portfolio, and solutions roadmap. John draws on his in depth knowledge of the High Tech industry to engage directly with strategic clients to assist the client to achieve a business transformation.
John has over 25 years of experience in the High Tech industry. As a Line of Business executive he has in depth experience in R&D, manufacturing, service, marketing, and sales, gained from managing products from concept through development to end of life. He has also had senior roles in strategy, sales, and marketing.
Before joining Dassault Systèmes, John was Director Electronics and High Tech Strategy at PTC responsible for the strategic direction, solution strategy, market strategy, product roadmap, and partner alliances.
Prior to PTC John ran the Microsoft High Tech Industry Solutions Unit where he developed and executed Microsoft’s industry strategy and solutions portfolio with key industry solutions partners and customers across the semiconductor, electronics, software, and computer segments.
Before joining Microsoft, John was VP Marketing at Gartner, where he was responsible for strategic marketing, product management, and pricing.
John also spent 16 years in leadership roles in the high tech industry bringing products to market. As a Business Unit manager he designed, developed, and delivered innovative new products to the market. He ran a laser printing product group for Xerox where he managed hardware and software engineering, manufacturing, service, and product marketing.
John graduated from Manhattan College with a BS in Electrical Engineering and holds both an MS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Columbia University.