Meet Our Advisors

John Ney is a Principal Consultant with Collaborative Solutions/Cognizant, a global consulting firm. He specializes in integrating Workday software with other systems as a member of implementation teams working on global projects. John earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from Columbia College in 1988. Since graduating he has worked in various functional and technical roles across multiple industries. John is a member of the college’s Cornerstone level of the Annual Giving Columbia College Fund, and he will be inducted into the Ivy & Oak Circle of the President’s Society in 2026. John resides just outside of Columbia with his wife, Lorrie, and their miniature schnauzers Tank, Missy, MJ, Tibby, Zoey, Sassy, Winter and occasionally a few puppies. John and Lorrie have a grown son who resides in Texas.