John McCarty is a Managing Director and Investment Committee Member for Star Mountain Capital, a New York City-based lower middle market alternative investor with approximately $2.5 billion under management. John leads the Atlanta office for Star Mountain and is responsible for originating, executing and managing direct debt and equity investments. John has over 20 years’ experience in private credit, private equity and investment banking and was previously a Partner with Peachtree Equity Partners, an Atlanta-based SBIC fund. John began his career in the New York M&A groups of Banc of America Securities and DLJ / CSFB. John has a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.