About John

I am currently the Managing Partner at Energize Ventures.

I graduated from Duke University with a degree in biology and chemistry. I began my career in finance at UBS Investment Bank doing M&A and advisory work in Chicago. After a few years, I joined XMS Capital Partners in a similar role and then went to Chicago Booth for my MBA.

After a brief stint at Hyde Park Angels and as a YEP at Foundation Capital, I joined Kleiner Perkins as an Associate. At Kleiner Perkins, I focused on capital light, platform investments at the intersection of energy and technology. After a few years, I left KP as I wanted to gain a better understanding and respect for scaling a high growth operation. I joined Choose Energy as one of the first employees and the first non-engineer. During my 5 years at Choose, I grew from the Director of Business Development to the VP of BD & Operations, to ultimately the Chief Revenue Officer.

In 2017 I also managed inbound acquisition interest for Choose Energy, and ran the process whereby the company was acquired by RedVentures. The experience (wild swings!) of scaling a start-up taught me more than I could ever imagine and I am forever grateful for the lessons, and relationships I gained.

After the Choose Energy acquisition, I joined Energize Ventures as a Partner. At Energize, I lead investments into software companies that serve the energy & industrials verticals.