John C. Amato, MBA

John Amato is President & CEO of WorldPoint, which serves the CPR and healthcare training industry by providing the highest quality products, equipment, and programs that train others to save lives. He brings a broad base of experience to WorldPoint. WorldPoint has served this global training network since 1996 when it became the American Heart Association’s first strategic partner for its Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Division.

With a business degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame, John began his career as a Certified Public Accountant working for Touche Ross & Co. in their audit department and continued with Taco Bell as an internal auditor. Upon completion of his MBA at the University of Chicago, John began an eight-year tenure at Frito Lay, Inc. working in planning, marketing, and sales. John prides himself on being a hands-on executive who believes that excellent customer service is the ‘alpha’ and the ‘omega’ for business. John seeks to engender a positive team environment both within his company and with business associates. 

John has shared his leadership through several outside board positions:

• American Heart Association (AHA) 
  • Metro Chicago Board of Directors (2005 – 2012)
  • Chairman (2007 – 2012)
• AHA National Task Forces:
  • 2013 Strategic Plan for Revenue Volunteer Leadership Group
  • Vision for Volunteerism Oversight Group
• AHA Midwest Affiliate Corporate Operations Committee
• Citizen CPR Foundation
  • Board of Directors (2004 - current)
  • Executive Committee Member (2022 ‐ current)
  • Strategic Development Committee Member (2019 – current).

When John isn’t working, you can often find him riding his road bicycle and hanging out with his amazing grandkids.