Bio

John is a Partner at Raine and is responsible for Raine’s interactive and digital media practice. Prior to Raine, John was Global Head of Digital Media at UBS Investment Bank where he had worked for over 8 years in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group in San Francisco. Prior to UBS John worked in the Internet and New Media group at Volpe, Brown, Whelan & Co, a boutique investment bank based in San Francisco. While at Raine John has worked on SoftBank and GungHo’s acquisition of a majority stake in Supercell, SoftBank’s investment in Legendary Entertainment, the sale of Double Down to IGT and the Sale of Buffalo Studios to Caesars Interactive, among other transactions. John has also worked on advisory and capital raising assignments for leading entertainment and digital companies including Activision Blizzard, King Digital Entertainment, Giant Interactive, Square Enix, Bash Gaming, among others. John is on the board of directors of DraftKings, Zumba Fitness and Jagex, Raine portfolio companies. John has a B.A. from Stanford University.