John Bastian

John Bastian is an experienced finance professional with a strong background in investment banking and transaction advisory services. Since October 2014, John Bastian has served as a Director at Baird, specializing in consumer investment banking with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, and capital raises within the active lifestyle, fitness, and mobility consumer products sector. Prior to this role, John Bastian worked at Grant Thornton LLP from August 2009 to October 2014 as a Manager in transaction advisory services, concentrating on M&A advisory and due diligence. John Bastian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and also from Manchester Business School in the United Kingdom.