John Peirson

John is the Managing Partner – Businesses Operations & Integration for Deloitte and the Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory.

As a partner in Deloitte & Touche LLP, John has dedicated his career to advising clients on strategy and transformation across a broad spectrum of financial and regulatory matters. He has more than 30 years of combined experience within Deloitte and previously with Arthur Andersen.

Prior to his current role, John served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Chief Operating Officer. He also serves on the Executive Leadership Team.

John has served some of Deloitte’s largest clients, primarily in the Health Sciences and Financial Services sectors. He has advised in areas including external and internal audit, controls optimization, operational risk transformation, accounting and reporting, and governance-related services, all with an eye toward guiding organizations to become high performing businesses.

An active alum of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, John serves as an external advisor to the Wisconsin School of Business. He is an active member of AICPA and the Minnesota Society of CPAs.

John and his wife have five grown children and live in Saint Paul, Minnesota. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys spending time on the water (water skiing and skating) and in the mountains (snow skiing).