John F. O'Brien is a businessperson who founded Board Leaders, Inc. and who has been at the helm of 10 different companies. Currently, he is President for Citizens Corp. (Massachusetts).

He is also Member-University Resources & Major Gifts at Harvard University and on the board of 6 other companies.

In his past career he was Director at Cabot Corp., Chairman for Allmerica Securities Trust, Chairman for Institutional Services Co., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., Group Managing Director at FMR LLC and Chairman of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Co., Inc. (a subsidiary of FMR LLC), Chairman for Brokerage Services, Inc., Chairman for Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and President & Chief Executive Officer for First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Co.

He received an MBA from Harvard University.