John Waite
Director
Unclaimed Property
ROLE
John oversees DMA’s Unclaimed Property asset recovery team, which manages the asset recovery process from obtaining the raw data and identifying recoverable items to the recovery of funds to our clients. John’s team consists of various consultants who work directly with our clients in the day-to-day recovery process and work on locating and standardizing unclaimed property files. In addition, he provides expertise and knowledge regarding the various requirements to file claims and ultimately recover them for their rightful owner.
EXPERTISE
16+ years in unclaimed property asset recovery; 3 years with DMA
- Extensive experience in finance, operation, and system development
- Previously worked in the video game industry for Sega and Take Two Interactive Software, where
he held various roles in finance and operations - Founder of Phoenix Finders Group, which conducted asset recovery services
- Began his career with Dun & Bradstreet as a business analyst, providing insight into business operations and structure
JURISDICTIONS
All US States
INDUSTRIES
Banking | Business Consulting | Healthcare | Insurance | Manufacturing
TECHNOLOGY
SAP | JDEdwards
EDUCATION / CREDENTIALS
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance and Accounting – University of Iowa
- Member, Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO)
- Served six years on UPPO’s Board of Directors
- Founding member of UPPO’s Owner Representative Committee (ORC)
- Regularly attends seminars pertaining to Unclaimed Property
- Regular featured speaker for UPPO’s annual conference on asset recovery
- Served on various bankruptcy creditors’ committees