John Thornton

Senior Fellow

2024 - Current

General Partner, Managing Partner

1990

* Largest regional VC firm in the US  * Team of ~45,  ~$4 billion in assets under management * Joined the firm directly from business school * Co-led fundraising efforts to grow assets under management by ~20x * Top decile investor:  3.6x on $424 million invested in ~60 companies. * ~50 board seats in public and private technology companies

Co-founder, Operating Partner

2016

* Boutique investment firm pioneering “The Series A of software private equity” * ~$500m in assets under management, team of ~15 * Lead investors include Dartmouth, Case Western, Phillips Exeter * Author of initial investment and fundraising strategies * Co-led fundraising * Focused on firm strategy and team building

Founder

2008

* Largest and most important local news organization founded anywhere in the world in the 21st Century * Business plan author, seed investor, fundraiser, inaugural board chair * $150m+ raised since inception * Multiple journalism awards, Peabody winner, Pulitzer finalist

Co-Founder

2019

*First of its kind venture philanthropy firm focused on local news *~45 grantees (including six built from scratch), team of ~40 *Business plan author, seed investor, fundraiser, inaugural CEO, board chair *~$200m raised from investors including Emerson Collective, Knight Foundation, Arnold Ventures, Macarthur Foundation, JP Morgan, Open AI

Member, Board Of Trustees

2023 - 2024

Seed Funder, Executive Committee Chair

2019 - 2019

Seed Investor, Board member

2017 - 2017

Advisory Board Member

2005 - 2007

Capital Campaign Co-Chair

2005 - 2007