The oldest of six siblings, John was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, originally heading west to attend Santa Clara University. Enrolling with a scholarship for athletic training, he retains the ability to tape an ankle in approximately 18 seconds. John attended law school just up the road at University of San Francisco, following a two-year stint at a Jesuit-run community outreach program in Seattle. His career as an attorney has taken him through a variety of in-house counsel and corporate roles, and he presently serves as Managing Director of Silicon Prairie Partners, a venture fund based in Palo Alto. John has four kids, aged 17-30. Recently turned 56, he freely admits to exulting in an age group win at a local trail race despite finding out later that only one other person his age had entered.
