John Roe
H&R Block VP, IT - Modern Tax Platforms
Kansas City, MO
John Roe, Vice President of Modern Tax Platforms, is responsible for the modernization of H&R Block’s tax applications. In this endeavor, he is responsible for leading the delivery of H&R Block’s first set of cloud-native applications utilizing DevOps practices to completely change the way applications are built and supported.
Roe has been with H&R Block since 2005, serving in roles as an IT director and manager over many areas of the company. Before joining H&R Block, Roe worked for Birch Telecom, RiverPoint, Sprint, and George Butler Associates. He has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Kansas and an undergraduate degree from Northwest Missouri State.