John Connors

John Connors is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Boathouse Group, the marketing and communications agency he started in 2001 with Chris Boland, now the firm’s Chief Financial Officer. Boathouse is an independent, full service agency based in Waltham, Massachusetts, whose work is driven by data and guided by analysis. Connors grew up in the advertising business and began his career at Hill Holliday, where he became managing director of Hill Holliday Interactive, the agency’s digital arm. He went on to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Zentropy Partners, an internet services business, and served on the management team of McCann WorldGroup. He holds a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a twelve week executive education program at Harvard Business School.