John is a managing director at BPEA, a private equity firm that he co-founded in 2002. He began his career at Advent International, where he worked in all the investment areas of the firm while covering every industry sector. In 1996, John moved to Singapore to help integrate the acquisition of a regional affiliate, South East Venture Investment Corporation, into Advent International. On his return, he joined Tucker Anthony Private Equity Group (Park Street Capital) and helped establish it as a leading private equity fund-of-funds management company. John is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard’s Graduate School of Business Administration.