John Stewart

John is a Partner at MiddleGround where he is responsible for overall management of the firm and management of the Investment Team with Lauren Mulholland.  John started his career as an hourly line worker at Toyota Motor Corporation and held numerous management and executive positions over an 18-year career.  John made the move to private equity in 2007, joining Monomoy Capital as an Operating Partner.   In 2010, John was named the Head of Operations and built out the Operations Group over the next six years with Scot Duncan.  In 2016, John became a Partner in the firm and Co-Head of Private Equity.  Throughout his career, John has worked on numerous transactions and served on the Board of Directors of 16 companies (3 as Chairman of the Board) across both middle market and Fortune 100 companies.

John is the only one of us who is a published author.  You can buy his book  "Toyota Kaizen Continuum: A Practical Guide to Implementing Lean" here.  John really needs the extra $3.00 as he is saving up for a new boat.  He has four children with his wife, Leslie, and is a proud grandfather.  If you spend enough time with John, you know there are two things that are sure to happen: someone will ask him to share his “Elon Musk” story and he will convince you that you need to buy something special for your pet from his wife and daughter’s business, Southern Barker.  Did we mention John is saving up to buy a new boat?!