John Hackett

About John Hackett

John Hackett was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and currently lives in Cedarburg, WI. He has four children, Karri in Columbus, OH has four children and Caitlin is a School Psychologist in Denver, CO. Two other children were born with a genetic developmental disability that caused early deaths. Maggie died in 2002 at 10 and Keegan in 2007 at 12.

John has been active in advocacy, board work and professional roles supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities. He served on the Board of Director of the Wisconsin ARC, as a Board Member, President and Treasurer of the Ozaukee County ARC, and as a Board Member, President and Treasurer of Balance Inc. John then served as CEO of Balance, Inc. and next as the State Director of Vista Care South Dakota. He currently works part time for Vista Care in an analyst/economist role. Prior to serving as CEO of Balance Inc. he worked for 25 years as a Senior Executive and Economist for a multinational long term care company with US operations based in Milwaukee.

John is a retired Naval Officer and has a PhD in Economics from The Ohio State University.

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