John Spence (businessman)

John Spence (born 23 February 1961) is a British-born founder and chairman of the Karma Group, an international boutique luxury hotel and resort group. In the 1980s, Spence worked as a manager for several bands including Culture Club, the Eurythmics, and Bananarama. In 1993, he founded Royal Resorts and developed the first resort in Goa. He was awarded EY Entrepreneur Award in 2010 and 2011.

In 2021, Spence co-authored "Next Generation Tourism" with Henry Squire and Patrick Bellew at the Yale School of Architecture. The book examines sustainable design and material use, with a focus on ecological strategies and emerging tourism models in Gili Meno, Indonesia, addressing sustainable development in sensitive island ecosystems.