John Ott
Advisory Partner,
About John
Expertise
John Ott is a leader in our Financial Services practice.
He has more than 30 years of financial services experience with a focus on retail and wholesale banking, insurance and private equity. He works with clients on restructuring, international growth strategies, cross border expansion, organizational effectiveness, customer strategies, mergers & acquisitions and change management.
John's experience spans Europe, Asia and North America and he is a well known expert on bank restructuring in Europe and the financial services industry in emerging markets. He also supports the APEC Finance Ministers Forum on enhancing financial services and financial technology.
John is a frequent speaker at financial service industry meetings in Europe, North America and Asia. He has been quoted in The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com and South China Morning Post and has been interviewed on CNBC and CNN. He has also written pieces for The New York Times editorial page.
Outside of Bain, John sits on the board of a London-based fintech company. He previously sat on the board of two joint ventures in India and founded a global data management company based in India.
He holds a Masters degree in International Affairs from the Johns Hopkins University in Italy and Washington, DC as well as a Bachelors degree in History from Carleton College in the US.
John Ott discusses why banks in Asia are paying attention to these new regulations and how they are preparing for the continuing shift in consumer expectations.
Recent Insights
- “Chinese companies put U.S. listing plans on ice as tensions mount ,” Reuters, czerwiec 2020, Reuters
- “Contactless Payments’ Time Has Come,” Snap Chart, kwiecień 2020
- “The Covid-19 Tipping Point for Digital Payments ,” Brief, kwiecień 2020
- “Behind the Scenes of Commerce, Covid-19 Hits the Payments Sector Hard,” Snap Chart, kwiecień 2020
- “China’s Private Banking Industry: Back to Basics,” Report, wrzesień 2019