John Valentine

John is a leader of the firm's investment activities. Before joining KLH, he served as Chief Partnership Officer at a family-owned regional services business, where he was a driving force behind the aggressive M&A strategy that drove the company's growth into a national platform — leading all deal execution, due diligence, and partner integration, and playing a core role in the company's continued growth leading up to and following its IPO on the Nasdaq. Prior to that, John worked in Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities and Hyde Park Capital Partners. John holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Washington and Lee University, where he competed on the varsity wrestling team.