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John McCullough

Partner

Joined

2015

Honors & Awards

John is a CFA charterholder.

Education

Dartmouth College
MBA, Tuck School of Business

Providence College
BS, Finance, cum laude

Portfolio

Balihoo (acq.)
Monetate
Open-E
Sonian

JOHN MCCULLOUGH
Partner

John is a Partner at OpenView and leads corporate development and capital markets activities. He works with our portfolio to create and execute strategic and financial outcomes, including M&A, private capital raises, IPO, and secondary trades. He sits on OpenView’s Investment Committee, leads the firm’s exit planning strategy, and manages relationships with capital markets partners, including our limited partner community.

We take a truly 360-degree view when making decisions and taking actions – how does this impact and serve our entrepreneurs, employees, investors and the community? I see this play out on a daily basis and it’s something in which the firm takes pride.

Prior to joining OpenView, John was Director of Corporate Development at Rocket Software, a global enterprise software company where he drove inorganic growth initiatives and business development activities. While there he successfully executed 10 acquisitions, including public company carve-outs, stock purchases and cross-border transactions. Before Rocket, John focused on M&A as an investment banker at Barclays Capital, and he has also held various roles within the asset management industry.

News Articles

Strategic Corp Dev Playbook: How to Improve Your Odds of Being Acquired

Special thanks to Kyle Poyar for helping to compile this article and deck. CEOs and executive teams at fast growing

DataStax’s Matthew Rollender on What Business Development Should Look Like at a Startup

DataStax’s Vice President of Cloud Strategy, Matthew Rollender, has spent his career in the high tech sector first on

5 Mistakes that Can Ruin Your Acquisition (and How to Avoid Them)

Tech companies of all stages and sizes are faced with the build vs. partner vs. buy decision, and for

No Head of Biz Dev? 6 Steps to Get Your Strategic Business Development Effort Up & Running

Building corporate relationships with organizations outside of your own (aside from customers and suppliers) is important — very

Borrow Wisely: 10 Criteria to Help You Compare Venture Debt Term Sheets

As either a key source of minimally dilutive growth funding and / or runway between equity financings, debt is

The Usual Suspects: Identifying Key Decision-Makers for B2B Strategic Partnerships

B2B SaaS startups can gain great go-to-market leverage from partnering with larger ecosystem players, whether via co-marketing, a

Thinking Like an M&A Expert: 8 Questions to Ask When Hiring Your Investment Banker

Thinking Like an M&A Expert: 7 Tips on Aligning Yourself with Potential Acquirers

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Investment

Expansion

Jeff Curran

Director of Business Operations

Ellie D’Amelio

Talent Manager

Sarah Duffy

Director of Talent

Sean Fanning

Director of Corporate Development

Margaret Kelsey

Director of Marketing

John McCullough

Partner

Ned O’Leary

Growth Analyst

Issy Pelletier

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Kyle Poyar

VP, Market Strategy

Casey Renner

VP, Executive Network

Sam Richard

Director of Growth

Anna Smith

Graphic Design Intern

Amanda Walker

Senior Talent Manager

Operations

Allie Banks

Executive Coordinator

Gildas Dousset

Experience Manager

Rufus King

Chief Legal Officer

Chelsea Kunin

Executive Coordinator

Alex Lau

Senior Director, FP&A

Allie Letourneau

Controller

Bonnie Lewis

Executive Finance and Audit Chair

Taylor Magnone

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Director of Finance

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Kate Ramirez

Chief Financial Officer

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Director, Operations