John Halsted

Bio

From 1997 to 2004 was the Chief Investment Officer of Beacon Venture Partners and a Senior Vice President of Beacon Capital Partners, a 50-year-old real estate firm with operations in major markets throughout the United States. From 1993 to 1997, held the position of Vice President of the Harvard Private Equity Group, the private equity investment arm of the Harvard endowment. Responsible for sourcing and financing investments in the specialty finance and energy sectors. From 1991 to1993, was an Associate at Simmons & Company International, an investment banking firm specialising in financial advisory services to the energy industry. From 1987 to 1989 worked as a Consultant at the strategy consulting firm Booz Allen & Hamilton. Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and MBA from Harvard Business School.