John D. Howard '80
Senior Managing Director
Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. &
Chief Executive Officer
BSMB

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John D. Howard is a senior managing director of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and chief executive officer of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking.  Prior to founding BSMB in 1997, Mr. Howard was the co-CEO of Vestar Capital Partners, Inc., a private investment firm specializing in management buyouts.  Previously, Mr. Howard was a senior vice president and partner of Wesray Capital Corporation, one of the foremost private equity sponsors and a pioneer in the leveraged buyout business.  Mr. Howard holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BA from Trinity College.