John A. Barrett

About John A. Barrett

As a seasoned Finance & Analytics leader with over two decades of experience, I specialize in transforming strategy through data-driven decision-making, operational excellence, and scalable growth initiatives. Currently serving as Division VP of Data Analytics & Business Intelligence at Comcast, I lead a high-performing team of 25+ analysts supporting finance, sales, marketing, technical and network operations, construction, and strategic expansion across a footprint of 25M+ networked homes.My career has been defined by building and integrating analytics capabilities with financial acumen to drive measurable business outcomes. • Created a business opportunity framework guiding $300M in capital deployment and identifying 800K high-value business leads.• Developed multi-year network expansion strategy resulting in 500K new networked addresses and $90M in government subsidies.• Built a cross functional revenue-focused team driving $195M in growth, exceeding budget by $30M.• Partnered with operating teams to improve productivity and reduce truck rolls, lowering labor costs by 25%.With deep expertise in P&L management, FP & A, capital planning, and business operations, I’m passionate about mentoring teams, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and embedding analytics into business strategy to unlock growth and performance.Recognition: Circle of Success award voted on by enterprise-wide leaders for innovation in operational excellence, National finalist 2023 and Division finalist in 2020. Regional Big Time Innovator award 2022 voted on by region leaders. Division Finance Leader Experience Program 2020 for high potential leaders. Expertise: Develop Annual Budgets & Monthly Forecasts | Profit & Loss Responsibility (P&L)| Conceptualize Metrics (KPI) and Dashboards | Financial Planning & Analysis (FP & A)| Analytics & Business Intelligence | AI Driven Leadership Mindset | Compensation Review & Optimization | Enhance Revenue Growth | Expense Efficiency & Control | Process Improvements | Monitor Internal Controls & Compliance with Policies | Project Management | Capital Planning & Investment | Accounting | Credit & Collections | CPA | Agile Solution Methods

Experience

1. Division Vice President, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence

   Comcast

   Dec 2024 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Lead a team of 25+ embedded analysts supporting residential and business operations across finance, sales, marketing, construction, network expansion, and engineering. Footprint of 25M networked homes in 15 states, spanning 50+ DMAs and 4 operating regions. Organize cross-functional collaboration with AI developers and front-line managers and analysts to train an AI agent tool that democratizes data and accelerates root cause analysis. Champion the adoption of Copilot across analytics and business teams to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.Drive operational excellence by integrating technical expertise with business acumen to deliver actionable insights. Partner with cross-functional leadership to align analytics initiatives with strategic goals.

Education

• The Catholic University of America

  BA

Skills

• Telecommunications
• Internal Audit
• Marketing
• Business Process
• Voip
• Management
• Team Building
• Customer Retention
• Broadband
• Customer Service
• Process Improvement
• Integration
• Team Leadership
• Auditing
• Business Intelligence
• Internal Controls
• Budgets
• Finance
• Call Center
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership