Author Bio

Summary of expertise

John Reynolds is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Coadjute, the blockchain-based platform connecting the UK property market. He has spent around three decades delivering digital transformation in highly regulated public and private sector environments, with earlier roles at enterprise technology firms including Dell, Fujitsu and Lockheed Martin, where he became an established authority on the application of blockchain (Corda DLT) technology.

At Coadjute he created the Assured Compliance Framework (ACF), the governance-led model underpinning the company's fully managed AML service for estate agents. A member of the International Compliance Association (ICA), his work sits at the intersection of property, technology and regulation, and he has led or contributed to landmark industry initiatives including HM Land Registry's Digital Street project, the Bank of England's Project Meridian, and Mastercard's Multi-Token Network for mortgages. His expertise spans strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, regulatory-grade governance, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale technology change.

He is the author of Digital Bricks and Mortar: Transforming the Property Market (London Publishing Partnership, 2024).

Professional background

John has spent his career leading large-scale transformation across both government and enterprise. Before co-founding Coadjute in 2018, he served as Transformation Director at two major UK government departments: the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Ministry of Justice, giving him direct experience of delivering change in highly regulated, public-sector environments. Earlier roles included transformation consultancy with Dell Technologies, alongside work with other enterprise technology firms including Fujitsu and Lockheed Martin's digital arm, where he became an established authority on blockchain (Corda DLT) technology.