John H. Friedman

John H. Friedman is the Founding and Managing Partner of Easton Capital Group. Prior to founding Easton Capital, he was the founder and Managing General Partner of Security Pacific Capital Investors, a $200-million private equity fund geared towards recapitalizations and expansion financings. Prior to joining Security Pacific, he was a Managing Director and Partner at E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., Inc., where he spent eight and a half years.

Previously, he was an attorney with Sullivan and Cromwell. During his career he has invested in six transactions that generated 100X-to-1 returns (including a company he co-founded). John currently serves on the Boards of several portfolio companies. He holds a JD degree from Yale Law School and a BA degree, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Yale College. He has also served as co-chairman of the President's Council at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and as a Trustee of The New Museum of Contemporary Art.