John is co-head of the North America Technology Group and focuses on investments in internet and software companies.
John has been a member of TA’s Core Investment and Portfolio Committees since 2012, and has been a Managing Director since 2006. He joined TA in 1997 and has more than 20 years of experience in the private equity industry, including having spent more than six years helping the expansion of the European Office for TA.
Career Highlights
- Sponsored 24 investments at TA, including 12 international headquartered investments
- Involved in eight companies that have exited at enterprise values in excess of $1 billion, including four IPOs
- Sponsored investments in financial technology, software, internet and medical devices
- Sponsored Investments in Europe, India and the United States
- Involved in TAs investment efforts in Asia
Former Experience
- Robertson, Stephens & Company – Financial Analyst in the Information Services Group
Education
- Yale University – BS, with Distinction, Mathematics
Board Representation
Current
- Confluence
- Flashtalking
- StorageCraft Technology Corporation
Former
- Amann Girrbach AG
- AVG Technologies
- Creditex
- eCircle
- Fotolia Holdings
- GlobeOp Financial Services
- Lava Trading
- Monotype Imaging
- OpenLink Financial
- SmartStream Technologies
Former Active Investor
- Bats Global Markets
- Datek (Ameritrade)
- Idea Cellular
- Instinet (Island ECN)
- MIS Implants Technologies
Other
- Member Yale Development Council
- Board of Trustees at St. Paul's School
Featured Investments
Acquired by Capvis
Acquired by TD Waterhouse
IPO: NYSE: AVG; Acquired by Avast
IPO: BZX: BATS; Acquired by CBOE Holdings, Inc.
Acquired by IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
Acquired by Teradata
Acquired by Adobe
IPO: LSE: GO.
IPO: NSE: IDEA
Acquired by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
Acquired by Citigroup Inc.
Acquired by Dentsply Sirona
IPO: NASDAQ: TYPE
Acquired by The Carlyle Group
Acquired by DIFC Investments
