John Loftus spent 23 years at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), where as a Managing Director he focused on new product development and marketing. Co-authors Tom Pollack and Jim Alves recruited John to the Wayward Son project while he was winding down his investment career at PIMCO. A graduate of Stanford University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business, his writings have been published in various financial journals and textbooks. Now President of Cascada Productions, John is also active in philanthropy and the non-profit sector, serving as President of both the First Corinthians 13:13 Foundation and The Southern California Children’s Chorus. An Ohio native, John resides in Newport Beach, California, with his wife, Lori. They have three grown children and three grandchildren. In his spare time, John tries, typically in vain, to best Lori on the golf course.