John Widmer
Vice President
Prior to joining FirstPathway Partners, John Widmer spent 17 years at Strong Financial Corporation where he held the positions of Treasurer and other senior management roles. Strong was a parent holding company with businesses in the financial services industry, including investment management, brokerage, transfer agency, and 401(k) recordkeeping and managed up to $48 billion of assets. While at Strong, Widmer was responsible for strategic planning, budgeting & forecasting, financial analysis, and managing banking relationships, as well as having significant involvement in operations, acquisitions & divestitures, and real estate transactions.
John Widmer is a Certified Public Accountant who began his career at Arthur Andersen where he spent 10 years servicing audit and consulting clients.
Widmer earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.