John Rossant founded CoMotion in 2017 and personally leads the team. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the NewCities Foundation, which he established in 2010 as a non-profit institution dedicated to improving the quality of life and work in global cities.

Previously, as Executive Chairman of PublicisLive in Geneva, John led the team producing the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland every January, as well as major WEF events across China, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. He has also played key roles in Monaco, including the Monaco Media Forum and the Prince's Roundtable on Philanthropy, now evolving into the Monaco Summit on Philanthropy. In 2010, French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked John to organize the first global summit on the future of the internet, the e-G8 Forum. Throughout his career, John has worked closely with heads of state and government and leading CEOs from around the world.

John is co-author, with Stephen Baker, of Hop, Skip, Go: How the Mobility Revolution Is Transforming Our Lives (HarperCollins, 2020).