John Ferrara
President, Managing Partner
jferrara@capstonellc.com
John Ferrara, the founder and principal shareholder of Capstone, currently serves as the firm's President and Managing Partner. In his capacity, John leads the Business Services and Post-Secondary Education industry practices and manages Capstone Ventures, the firm’s merchant banking arm. Over his extensive career in investment banking, venture capital and management consulting, John has executed over 100 related engagements representing in excess of $6 billion in value.
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. While with Deloitte, he focused on turnaround and interim management engagements to develop hands-on operational, strategic planning and corporate finance expertise.
John is the founder of Spirit Triumph Corporation and the author of “Beyond the Waterspout”, philanthropic endeavors dedicated to furthering cancer research. He is also the President and owner of the Holyoke Blue Sox, a baseball franchise in the NECBL. He earned an MBA in Entrepreneurial Studies from The Anderson School at UCLA and the London School of Economics, during which time he founded and operated a corporate finance advisory boutique, JG Atlas Advisors, and its related investment fund, Atlantis Capital Partners. John holds dual BA degrees from Wesleyan University. He is registered with FINRA and is qualified as a General Securities Principal.