Johannes Masserer is passionate about connecting people in meaningful ways. As the Executive Director of ACG Los Angeles, the premier M&A dealmaking community, he leads and serves a group of over 600 dedicated middle-market professionals. ACG Los Angeles consists of approximately 25% investment bankers, 35% private equity professionals, and 40% transactional advisors, all focused on driving growth in the global middle market M&A dealmaking community.
Previously, Johannes managed membership and member relations at Jonathan Club, one of Southern California's largest and most prominent private social clubs. He also worked at United Way of Greater Los Angeles and its Tocqueville Society, as well as Patina Restaurant Group, where he led the Primetime EMMYS Governors Ball. He began his career at three Ritz-Carlton Hotels, starting in New Orleans and later moving to California after Hurricane Katrina.
Johannes has always been involved in various community, cultural, and civic organizations. He has held leadership roles in the Los Angeles Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany (New York) and continues to volunteer as the Southern California liaison. He is a founding board member of United Way Germany (Berlin) and has served on several other nonprofit boards, including the American Red Cross (Los Angeles Region), Pasadena Museum of History, and Rotary Club of Los Angeles (LA5), where he remains an active member.
Johannes earned degrees from the University of Notre Dame (Mendoza), where he was part of the varsity fencing team that won the NCAA National Championship twice, and Claremont Graduate University (Drucker). He is married to his college sweetheart, Amy, an Educational Therapist, and they reside in Pasadena in the San Gabriel Valley of Greater Los Angeles with their young sons.
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