Bio
With 33 years of venture capital experience, John has served on the Board of Directors of 45 companies. He made multiple investments in application software serving drug industry, education, human resources, manufacturing, engineering and enterprise solutions. In 1986, John established Edison Venture Fund, which financed more companies in NJ, PA, NY, MD and VA than any other private equity firm. Edison raised seven partnerships totaling $730 million. Edison invested in 175 companies and exited 110. John is past Chairman of both the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and PACT. He is co-founder and former Chairman of the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC). He served as Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Fair and founded New Jersey Venture Fair. John was selected for the inaugural NJBIZ and NJTC Hall of Fames and was honored as a recipient of NVCA's Service Award. He was recognized as 18th Distinguished Graduate of U.S. Air Force Academy. From 1979 to 1986, John was a Principal of the InnoVen Group, a $100 million venture capital fund backed by Anheuser Busch, Emerson Electric and Monsanto. From 1976 to 1979, John managed rapid expansion of Qwip Systems, the facsimile industry pioneer. His venture career began investing with Exxon Enterprises. EDUCATION: BS, Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy. MS, Astronautics, Purdue University. MBA, Southern Illinois University.
Career
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Edison Partners - founderVentue capital firm focused on high-growth financial technology, healthcare IT and vertical SaaS and marketplace companies outside the Silicon Valley. |