North America Board of Directors:

John Boots, originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, moved to the United States in 2001 to attend the University of Notre Dame on an athletic scholarship.  It is at the University of Notre Dame, where John’s thirst to help others first took shape.  As a sophomore, John joined the Student International Business Council (SIBC) and quickly became the Director of the Global Development division.  As a director of this division, John managed a project in Haiti that developed ‘Bed Nets’ to help combat Malaria in the region, created an international debate competition to foster communication of pressing Global and Economic issues, helped to established a school in Kenya to teach women business skills needed for running a small business and organized teaching internships for a dozen SIBC students to go abroad to underserved populations to teach subjects such as English, History and Economics.  Upon graduation for the University of Notre Dame John began his professional career at the accounting firm KPMG while obtaining a Master’s in the Science of Accountancy at the University of Connecticut.  John is currently a Fund Manager at Walton Street Capital in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

John’s experience with Lucca Leadership dates back 6 years.  As the Chief Financial Officer of the SIBC at the University of Notre Dame, John helped to formalize the relationship between the SIBC and Lucca Leadership, establishing multiple scholarships for SIBC members to attend some of the initial Lucca Leadership week long  Leadershi Foundations course in Lucca, Italy.  Since that time John has attending multiple weekend  courses, both as a student at Notre Dame and as a coach. Along with Tim Munden and Dan Degen, John helped create Lucca Leadership North America and has since focused his efforts on the Financial and Taxation side of the organization.

A famous quote that John tries to live by is to ‘have your greatest passion meet the world’s greatest needs.’  Using his passion for finance and accounting, John applies this passion to the needs of Lucca Leadership and those who benefit from this organization.  While not everyone can devote as much time as others and not everyone may have the skills necessary to be a coach , it is important for all to know that no matter what their skills in life are, all can make a difference.  John encourages anyone who feels as though they have a strong connection with Lucca Leadership to see how they can get involved and see where their passion meets Lucca’s needs.

Evan Lintz graduated from the University of Notre Dame in January of 2009 with bachelor degrees in electrical engineering and economics.  While at Notre Dame, he was actively involved in the largest student-run organization on campus, the Student International Business Council (SIBC), eventually becoming the organization's President in 2008.  It is through the SIBC, whose mission is "Peace Through Commerce," that Evan first got involved with Lucca Leadership.  In the summer of 2006, he traveled to Lucca, Italy to participate in Lucca's Leadership Foundations Program and left Italy with a new sense of direction and motivation in life.  Since returning from the program, Evan has been actively involved with Lucca Leadership and assisted the organization in setting up its newest operations in North America.  Evan volunteers with Lucca Leadership mainly because he has seen the great things that Lucca Leadership can do for young people all over the world.  Every single participant he has talked to has left a Lucca program feeling inspired and ready to make a difference in the world.  It is seeing this transformation that has in turn inspired him to keep volunteering with Lucca Leadership and trying to create as many Lucca experiences for as many people possible.      Evan is responsible for building partnerships between Lucca Leadership North America and other organizations.  In addition to being a Director of Lucca Leadership North America, Evan also serves as the Co-Director of Social Enterprise for the International Business Council, which provides business consulting services to organizations in emerging markets.  He currently works as an analyst in J.P. Morgan's Tax-Exempt Capital Markets Group in Chicago, working mainly with government and non-profit organizations.