John Park

John Park has a strong background in strategy and corporate development, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. John is currently the VP of Strategy and Corporate Development at The Orchard, where they have been since April 2023. Prior to this, they held roles as the Senior Director and Director of Strategy and Corporate Development at the same company.

Before joining The Orchard, John worked at B&G Foods Inc. as a Senior Associate in Corporate Strategy and M&A from January 2020 to March 2021, and as an Associate from August 2018 to January 2020.

John also gained experience in investment banking at Barclays Investment Bank, where they were an Investment Banking Associate from June 2017 to July 2018, and an Investment Banking Analyst from June 2015 to June 2017.

John started their career as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Barclays Investment Bank in 2014. John also had a brief role as an Investment Banking Analyst at Silver Lane Advisors LLC in December 2013 and January 2014.

In 2013, John worked as a Corporate Financial Analyst at WTEC \u2022 Renewable Energy Innovation, where they reported directly to the CFO. John was responsible for creating and analyzing coding models to track costs and work completed on solar projects.

Prior to that, John gained experience in accounting and sales at Cyrus J&M, where they managed inventory and handled accounts receivables and invoicing. John also worked as a Sales Associate at the Las Vegas Expo, conducting transactions up to $50,000.

John's early experience includes a research internship at FXCM, an online foreign exchange broker, where they worked for three different teams.

Overall, John Park has a diverse range of experience in strategy, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, finance, and sales.

From 2011 to 2015, John Park attended Villanova University. During their time there, they pursued studies in Finance and Accounting, though the specific degree they obtained is not mentioned.