John Rock attended Clongowes OC’78 and Trinity College Dublin ’82 where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies. He then trained for a period as a Trainee Accountant with KPMG - Stokes, Kennedy & Crowley in Dublin, before moving to London where he qualified with CIMA as a Chartered Management Accountant and then embarking on a long career in Investment Banking initially, with JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley in Derivative Operations in London, before a move to the 'Big Apple' - New York, where he has been based and living in Rye, NY with his family since 1999. They have all since become US citizens. A surprise return to Dublin with Barclays in 2018, as part of their Brexit strategy to headquarter their European Operations in the EU / Dublin, before heading back again to NY in 2023 with Wells Fargo Securities, as Business Control Coverage for their Broker Dealer Securities Operations based in Hudson Yards, NY.
Two of three of Johnny’s sons also attended CWC for a period, and all three of his boys have attended University in Dublin and London.
