John J. Trakselis

As a Vistage leader and Chair, John facilitates sessions with clients who meet in small peer advisory groups every month to help one another become better leaders, make better decisions and achieve better results. He also meets monthly with participants in the Vistage program, and provides one-on-one coaching. John has been affiliated with Vistage since 2005, and his work with Vistage complements the mission and vision of CCEOC.

Prior to joining Vistage, John was a principal with M. Wood Company, Chicago, a global retained executive search and strategy consulting firm that placed senior-level executives in both large and small companies. In this role, he handled executive searches and provided organizational planning solutions to clients. Before this he served as a financial and operations executive with 3 family-run businesses directing administration, finance, human resource and information systems functions. He also led strategic planning initiatives, retail and wholesale operations, light manufacturing, and marketing, as well as acquisition and divestiture initiatives on behalf of these companies. He began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and advanced to the role of partner with responsibility for some of the firm’s largest international clients represented by the Chicago office.