John A. Neczesny
MANAGING PARTNER
Chief Operating Officer
John has over 25 years of experience transacting in the healthcare industry as an investment banker and executive. He is focused broadly on sourcing and executing transactions as well as managing business operations for Blue Ox and is a member of the Investment Committee.
John began his career in finance in 1998 at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and became a Managing Director in their Investment Banking Healthcare Group. During ten years there, John was involved in completing over 60 M&A and financing deals totaling $170 billion for biopharmaceutical, life sciences, and medical technology and services companies. Prior to Blue Ox, John was a Managing Director at Oberon Securities LLC, where he was an investment banker for growth-stage healthcare companies and special situations, and before that he was Vice President of Corporate Development at Par Pharmaceutical Companies. Previously, John spent 9 years in business development and project management roles in contract laboratory and data management businesses.
John holds an MBA in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business and a BS in Chemistry from the University of Delaware.