Bio

John has more than 22 years as both an operator and an investor in companies across the Technology, FinTech and Life Sciences industries. His experiences lend to a unique understanding of the difficulty entrepreneurs have operating a successful business, as well as the complexity of finding and evaluating potential investment opportunities. He believes that true success is always deeply rooted in the people who found and operate businesses. He also believes that while investment theories change over time, the core tenant of value originates with an entrepreneur's idea and that entrepreneur's ability to grow, adapt, and scale their business as market forces change. The founding of Skylar Private Equity Partners was based on the belief that entrepreneurs and companies in the lower middle market hold the greatest potential to embody these characteristics. Prior Skylark Partners, John was most recently President and CFO of AffiniPay where he was responsible for the financial accounting and core technical operations supporting the Companies payment services to the professional service segment. In addition to AffiniPay, John is also the Chief Investment Officer for the Porter Family Office. In this role he is responsible for all investments, services, and accounting for the family. Prior to AffiniPay, John had served in many operating and investing roles such as a CFO for a NASDAQ listed company, co-founder of a lower middle market investment bank, and business development executive for a Life Science Technology Company, which led an IPO in March of 2000. Following the attainment of Masters degrees in Business and Physical Chemistry, John was first employed by Salomon Smith Barney in New York where he held the role of Senior Equity Research Analyst.