John Garvey

John Garvey is the Chief Operating Officer at Candescent, where he executes strategic priorities and strengthens operational delivery for more than 1,300 bank and credit union clients. He has over 30 years of experience leading strategy, operations, technology, and risk initiatives across global financial and technology organizations.

Before joining Candescent, John served as Global Financial Services Industry Leader at PwC, overseeing more than 60,000 professionals and $14 billion in annual revenue. He also served as COO at Instinet and CEO of Cybertrust, leading both organizations through major strategic transitions.

John earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and completed executive studies in Business Administration at City of London University.