Bio

John is a co-founder and Managing Director of Cardinal Equity Partners and has been involved with the purchase and management of middle market businesses since 1993. Today, John provides board level oversight to several businesses ranging in size from $15 million to over $400 million. John also serves as a Board Member of Hulman & Company (parent company of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway), Crew Carwash, Inc. and Walker Information, Inc. Prior to John’s private equity experience, John was with the Quaker Oats Company where he managed a variety of the company’s brands, and he also served as a Commercial Lender for The National Bank of Detroit. John serves on the boards of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Eskenazi Health Foundation, Avondale Meadows Academy Charter School, and Teach For America, Indiana. Prior board leadership roles include Connor Prairie Museum and Foundation, The Venture Club of Indiana, Brebeuf Jesuit High School, and YPO Gold, Indiana. He has a bachelor’s degree in business from The University of Michigan and a master’s in management from the J.L. Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University. John, a native of Indianapolis, is married and has two children.