John Sullivan
Head Of Industrials at Founders Advisors
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn W. Sullivan, CFA is a finance executive with 20 years of experience leading middle-market M&A, private equity, and turnaround assignments from Birmingham, Alabama. As Head of Industrials at Founders Advisors he combines deal origination, due diligence, and capital-markets expertise—backed by FINRA registrations (Series 79, 63, 24) —to guide industrial, energy, tech, and healthcare transactions. His background includes senior roles at GE Capital, Patriarch Partners, Gladstone and Bank of America, where he built valuation centers of excellence, led complex restructurings, and closed transactions across equity and debt instruments. Known for operational engagement with portfolio CEOs and hands-on financial modeling training, he blends transaction execution with operational improvement. He brings a track record of elevating team capabilities (an 8-session modeling program at GE) and pragmatic board-level oversight across portfolio companies. Persistent about measurable outcomes, he pairs technical valuation rigor with authentic client relationships to drive strategic liquidity and growth events.
19 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science with Special Attainments Commerce; Business Administration Major, Bachelor of Science with Special Attainments Commerce; Business Administration Major at Washington and Lee UniversitySaint Paul's School
English
Github Skills (13)
fdroid9
build-automation9
android9
matrix8
package-manager7
kaios6
javascript5
collaboration4
build-tools3
muse2
melpa1
emacs1
emacs-lisp1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jwiegley/planner
Jun 2006 - Jul 2009
Contributions:47 commits in 3 years 1 month
f-droid/fdroidserver
Mar 2011 - Jun 2011
F-Droid server and build tools.
Contributions:8 commits in 2 months
droidf-droidbuild-toolsandroidbuild-automation
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