ABOUT
O'Connor Group
Specializing in operations, finance, management, marketing, strategy, development, product and project management. Experience and seasoned global professionals who have held senior leadership positions at multi-national finance and owner/operators including Duff & Phelps, Portigon, Invenergy.
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Principals have initiated, launched and led five finance and technology based start-ups, focused on start-up commercialization, financings and strategy execution.
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Capital raise and value creation experts raising more than $540MM of investment capital creating >$150MM of stakeholder value across markets including technology, energy, renewable and sustainability projects and corporate enterprises.
O'CONNOR GROUP
Specializing in operations, finance, management, omni-channel marketing, strategy, development, product and project management. Experienced and seasoned global professionals who have held senior leadership positions at multi-national finance companies, developers and owner/operators including Duff & Phelps, Portigon, Invenergy.
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Principals have held executive positions and initiated, launched and led five finance and financial technology based start-ups, focused on start-up commercialization, complete capital stack financings, customer acquisition and strategy execution.
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As principals, advisors and lead risk evaluation professionals, we have led transactions and managed operating companies with total valuations in excess of $1.5B.
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We have directly raised $540MM of investment capital creating >$150MM of stakeholder value across multiple markets including technology, energy, power, renewable and sustainability projects and corporate enterprises.
MEMBERS
John O'Connor, President
John@oconnorgroupltd.com | P: 312-953-2077
Adaptive to change, purposeful, impactful and accountable. Proven track record specializing in complex investment products and markets with depth of business experience and comprehensive, ground up & hands-on B2B/B2C/SaaS frameworks. John possess significant Fintech, payments, power and sustainability industry experience in the pillar functional areas of management, operations, finance and marketing as well as leading product and project development.
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John holds a BS degree in Economics from Northern Illinois University and a MBA from the Kellstadt School at DePaul University with a concentration in Finance.
He served on Duff & Phelps' Credit Rating Committee and on the Board of Directors of Energy Advisory, StrongBox eSolutions, the Utilities and Telecommunications Club of Chicago and the Lyons Football Club. He has worked extensively with DePaul alumni as mentor and is an active participant in DePaul's Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) program as well as a mentor at 1871, Chicago's leading technology and entrepreneurship center. John is a frequent speaker at top industry events and conferences in the U.S. and abroad.
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