John H. Friedman

Prior to founding Easton Capital, John was the founder and Managing General Partner of Security Pacific Capital Investors. Security Pacific Capital Investors was a $200-million private equity fund geared towards expansion financings and recapitalizations.

Prior to joining Security Pacific, John was a Managing Director and Partner at E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., Inc., where he spent eight and a half years.

During his tenure, John was involved in Warburg's investments in Computerland, Tweeds, Babbages and US Healthcare.

Previously, John was an attorney with Sullivan and Cromwell. He holds a JD degree from Yale Law School and a BA degree from Yale College.

John currently serves on the Boards of IGA Worldwide, Conor Medsystems, Renovis, Acorda Therapeutics, Comverse Technology, Trellis Bioscience, YM BioSciences, Assistive Technology, and ModelWire, Inc., and is on the President’s Council at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.