John has over 25 years’ experience in finance, operations and compliance at private investment firms, with over 20 years in C-Suite roles. From 2006 to 2018, he was Chief Financial Officer of Blue Harbour Group, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund, concurrently serving as Chief Compliance Officer from 2006 to 2014. Previously, John was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of PAW Capital Partners from 1997 to 2005. Prior to PAW, he was a Portfolio Accountant at Ardsley Partners from 1993 to 1997. Prior to Ardsley, John was in charge of equity derivatives operations at Citibank. John began his career in corporate accounting at Verizon Communications.

In his role as CFO and COO, John was responsible for accounting, reporting and annual audits for dozens of investment funds, investment managers and general partners. He successfully implemented technology solutions to create straight-through business processes. He led firms through exponential growth of assets under management, including hiring and infrastructure expansion. He worked closely with Investor Relations teams in creating new fund structures, fee arrangements and best-in-class reporting. John has extensive experience in operations due diligence (“ODD”), having represented his firms in hundreds of ODD assessments that preceded billions in investment allocations.

As a Chief Compliance Officer, John oversaw all regulatory reporting and compliance, and successfully navigated two SEC audits. He was also responsible for governance tasks, including organizing and presiding over board and internal committee meetings. He served as Executive Director on the board of internal funds.

John currently represents various client funds as a member of Advisory Committees and Boards. He has served as a speaker and panelist at investment advisor conferences and has served on various industry committees.

John is a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) Registered Director, and is a member of the Private Director’s Association (PDA). He has a BS in Finance from Manhattan College and an MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma) from Fordham University.