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John Trefethen

Limited Partner at Bread and Butter Ventures

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Overview 

John Trefethen is a Director at HedgeStar in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, specializing in interest rate, currency, and commodity price risk management through customized solutions. With a background in financial analysis and risk management, he co-founded HedgeStar and has held leadership roles in various organizations, including Assured Green Technologies and Twin Cities Angels.

Work Experience 

  • Director and Co-Founder

    2013 - Current

    HedgeStar is a global leader in providing risk management and support solutions related to interest rate, currency and commodity risk. HedgeStar's solutions include hedge accounting, valuation, risk analytics, risk software and implementation, and training related to each of these areas.

  • CFO and Co-Founder

    2004 - 2013

HedgeStar offers Financial Derivative Valuation Services

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2024

    Assured Green Technologies (AGT) is a provider of waste technologies that converts organic waste into renewable resources. AGT provides waste solutions that are closed loop, that keeps waste out of landfills significantly lessening greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Limited Partner

    2018

    An early stage venture capital firm that invests globally in seed stage companies.

  • Member

    2006

    Twin Cities Angels is a group of angel investors that provides seed and early-stage capital to businesses located in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, the State of Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2019

Vertebral Technologies is a medical device company that creates breakthrough implantable spinal devices.

Raised $8,594,796.00.

  • Managing Director

    1995 - 2012

  • Admissions Liaison Officer

    2000 - 2009

  • Reservist

    1987 - 2009

  • Active Duty

    1982 - 1987

United States Air Force is an aerial arm of the armed forces that provides compelling air, space, and cyber capabilities.

  • Assistant Vice President

    1988 - 1995

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