John Ferrara
President, Managing Partner
jferrara@capstonellc.com
John Ferrara is the founder of Capstone, responsible for managing the firm’s investment and merchant banking operations. Over his 20+ year career in mergers & acquisitions, venture capital and management consulting, John has executed well over 100 transactions and related engagements. John was formerly a Regional Managing Partner with Andersen Corporate Finance, where he founded the Boston office and held various national and global leadership positions. He started his career in Lehman Brothers' M&A group in New York, London and Riyadh, later becoming a founding member of Rodman & Renshaw's M&A practice in New York.
After a break to compete in Australia's semi-professional baseball league, John joined The Deloitte Consulting Group in Los Angeles to focus on turnaround and interim management engagements. John is the founder of the Spirit Triumph Cancer Foundation, author of "Beyond the Waterspout" and owner in the Holyoke Sox, a baseball franchise in the NECBL. He was the recipient of the M&A Advisor “Deal Maker of the Year” award in 2010 and the “40 Under 40” award for entrepreneurial excellence in 2006.
John earned his MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA and the London School of Economics, during which time he founded a corporate finance advisory boutique, JG Atlas Advisors, and its related investment arm, Atlantis Capital Partners. He holds dual BA degrees from Wesleyan University and is qualified as a General Securities Principal.