John A Oborn

John A. Oborn is the NFTA’s first Chief Information Officer. He has over 25 years leading both business and IT organizations. John is co-founder and principal of Live Oak Partners in Oklahoma, which previously focused on executive management consulting and now, serves as a research and advisory partner with multiple leadership groups primarily serving information technology executives. Prior to joining the NFTA, John was a business division President and CIO at CRIF Lending Solutions in Baton Rouge, La, a commercial solutions provider for banks and credit unions developing and deploying loan origination and processing software. In this role he turned around a poorly performing IT organization, led the efforts behind product stabilization, performance and improved marketability. John also served as CIO in a major transformation of Information Technology for one of the nation’s largest healthcare insurance companies. Further, he was Managing Vice President and Research Director for Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company where he served as both a consultant and advisor to CIO’s and senior business executives. John has an MBA in systems management from the Florida Institute of Technology and did his undergraduate work at Rollins College and The Ohio State University.