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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 and CFO at OpenView, where he leads our Capital Markets, Finance, Marketing, and Operations functions. He joined the firm in 2016 to initially launch our corporate development practice focused on generating portfolio liquidity and financing events.

At OpenView, we’re able to maximize impact and create value through intense focus—sector focus, stage focus, portfolio focus, and focus in how we work with and support our companies.

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

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

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In March, to help stop the spread of COVID-19, we temporarily closed our office in Boston and became a fully remote team overnight. We all miss being in the same place together, but we’ve adapted to the current environment and have fully embraced Zoom and Slack so we can stay as connected as possible.

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Mackey Craven

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Tim Keebler

Scott Maxwell

Devon McDonald

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George Roberts

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Expansion

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Talent Sourcer

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Executive Network Coordinator

Alex Carrier

Sr. Talent Manager

Maggie Crean

Talent Sourcer

Sean Fanning

Vice President of Portfolio and Investment Analysis

Alexa Horwitz

Community Manager

Sam Johnson

Corporate Development Associate

Meg Johnson

Multimedia Marketer

Margaret Kelsey

Vice President of Marketing

Tom Kenyon

Portfolio & Investment Analysis Associate

Alex Maas

Senior Talent Manager

John McCullough

Partner

Robby McKittrick

People Team Intern

Vinnie McSweeney

Vice President of Corporate Development

Steve Melia

Partner

Jacqueline Murphy

Vice President, Capital Markets

Kyle Poyar

Partner

Sam Richard

Vice President of Growth

Casey Renner

Partner

Courtney Steinkrauss

Senior Manager, Demand Marketing

Aeris Stewart

Marketing Co-Op

Curt Townshend

Senior Director, Growth

Operations

Jill Della Grotta

Executive Coordinator

Nikhil Kanitkar

Senior Financial Analyst

Rufus King

Chief Legal Officer

Alex Lau

Vice President of Business Operations

Kristen Laverty

Fund Controller

Bonnie Lewis

Executive Finance and Audit Chair

Taylor Magnone

Accounting Manager

Shannon Maguire

Senior Accountant

Liz Moertel

Vice President of Finance

Connor Pendray

FP&A Senior Financial Analyst

Brianna Perfetuo

Senior Accountant

Emily Runey

Executive Coordinator

Mike Sonnendecker

Management Company Controller

Katie Talamelli

Senior Accountant

Danielle Tedesco

Senior Director, Operations

Morgan Waesche

Accounting Manager