John Montgomery, is a corporate attorney, entrepreneur, executive coach and writer . He is the founder of Montgomery & Hansen, a Silicon Valley based corporate law firm, and founder of StartWorks Ventures, a technology incubator. He works primarily with high-potential entrepreneurial teams to help them translate their visions into successful companies.
Prior to founding Montgomery & Hansen, he was co-chairman of the venture capital practice at Brobeck and prior to that was with Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati. John was named 2011 California Lawyer of the Year and co-chaired the legal working group behind Assembly Bill 361, which established benefit corporations in California. His book Great from the Start: How Conscious Corporations Attract Success was just released by Morgan James Publishing. John holds a BA from Stanford University and a JD from Northwestern College of Law, Lewis & Clark College.
John Montgomery is also a director, general counsel and co-founder of Chrysallis. He is a student of non-dual philosophical systems, neuroscience, developmental theory and organizational development. In 2010, he co-founded Chrysallis, a human development company that aims to change the human development paradigm and support healthy, full, productive lives for billions of people.
In May, 2013, John Montgomery was a featured speaker in the Foundation for Mind-Being Research speakers program. John spoke on "How Conscious Business Will Heal Humanity and Our Planet".