John is a New York City based investor, entrepreneur, and business mentor. As Venture Partner he focused his interests on early stage and medium stage technology and consumer businesses. John is Managing Partner at FFAH Inc., CEO and Chairman of WaveTrue Science + Technology, Co-Founder of On the Right Track Systems, Inc, Co-Founder of Hudson & Broad, and is on the Board of a number of companies and brands.
In the role of Venture Partner for the Saxon Weber Group, John joins the team with a focus on efforts to support entrepreneurs, projects, and family office investment globally. John has played significant executive roles in highly visible businesses, brands, projects and joint ventures, and helps bring together stakeholders in the corporate & cultural development space, fundraising, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome John to the leadership team at Saxon Weber”, says Derek Weber, Managing Partner of the group. “John has been a mentor for many of us – including me for years – and now we are grateful for his time, acumen and positive energy with everyone at or affiliated with Saxon Weber and our companies”.
John has more than 35 years of experience in science, technology and consumer products. Recently John was invited to join CIED (Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development-UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus) as an advisor / mentor for product-based businesses. John completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at University of California, Santa Cruz and his MFA at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
He lives in New York and New Jersey with wife, Victoria. Children and grandchildren fill all the rest of his time.