John Richert joined J.P. Morgan in 2013 as a Managing Director in Investment Banking. Mr. Richert has extensive experience in strategic and merger advisory assignments. In addition, he has broad experience in the full range of equity and debt financings. Mr. Richert’s sector experience spans a wide range of industries, including Diversified Industrial, and Consumer & Retail, Media, and Technology.

Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Richert was a Managing Director at Barclays and Head of Southeast Investment Banking in Atlanta from 2009 to 2013. Mr. Richert joined Barclays in 2008 when it acquired Lehman Brothers where he had worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group since 2001, based in New York. Prior to Lehman Brothers, Mr. Richert was a Vice President in Hong Kong for Bank of America in Corporate Finance.

Mr. Richert received his Bachelor of Science in Economics and French from Washington & Lee and his MBA from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Richert was a Summer Associate at Lehman Brothers.