John is a Senior Managing Director and the General Counsel at Churchill. He is responsible for overseeing all legal and regulatory matters for the firm. He is also a member of Churchill’s Operating Committee.

Previously, John was an Associate General Counsel at Nuveen, Churchill’s parent company, where he has been responsible for day-to-day legal matters for Churchill since its launch in 2015. At Nuveen, John provided advice and strategic guidance to investment and business development teams focused on public and private fixed income, derivatives and structured products, and he was responsible for legal matters pertaining to Nuveen’s Leveraged Finance platform.  Prior to Nuveen, John was an Associate with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, specializing in derivatives, structured products and investment management.

John graduated from Duke University and received his juris doctor from The George Washington University Law School.