John Riordan

John has been involved with Sanctuary Runners since the very first event – the 2018 Cork City Marathon – which brought him back into the world of running and opened his eyes to the need for a better integration process for asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland. John remains an active volunteer with the Sanctuary Runners Cork group. John is a board member of Athletics Ireland having previously spent four years on the IRFU Commercial & Marketing Committee.  John is a leading voice on Remote Work, and acts as advisor to the US-based, Future of Work Alliance having previously served as the Chair of Grow Remote, an Irish-based community project bridging the disconnect between remote work and local impact in rural areas. Prior to retiring in 2021, John was Chairman of Shopify International Ltd, and previously worked at Apple Inc, and Virgin Atlantic Airways in a variety of Customer Service and Sales & Marketing roles.