John joined ICR in 2002 as a consumer/retail specialist after nine years as a portfolio manager and research analyst for Meyer Duffy Funds. His areas of focus included small and mid cap consumer products and healthcare companies. John has served on the boards of numerous early-stage companies and has served as a member of the general partner of several private equity funds managed by Meyer Duffy Ventures. While there, he applied his Wall Street expertise in the development of business plans, financial forecasting, investment due diligence, deal structuring and capital formation. John possesses extensive financial and investment experience, including positions with Resource Bancshares Holding Co., a financial holding company. Prior to his Wall Street career, he was employed as a commercial banker with Bank of America. John earned a B.S. from the University of South Carolina with a concentration in Finance and Marketing, and received his executive M.B.A. from Chapman University. |