John Barger Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

NorthernCross Partners is an investment and advisory firm providing private capital and advisory services to small and middle market companies and private equity funds. We are interim managers and general partners of private equity funds, also advising on portfolio operating and liquidity strategies and overall fund administration. The NorthernCross team has experience overseeing and advising portfolios which include direct investments, co-investments, and secondary Limited Partnership interests in venture and private equity funds. We also have advised private equity teams and family offices on issues associated with investment fund formation, structure, capitalization, operations, governance, and liquidity. Our firm also advises company management teams and boards of directors on operations, strategy, governance, finance/capitalization, litigation strategy, and direct and co- investment opportunities. We work with firms in financial services, energy, education, real estate, financial services (investment management, banking, insurance and reinsurance), and turnaround management. NorthernCross has made proprietary capital investments in real estate, financial services, energy, and technology.

American Canyon, California, Us

WineDirect, Inc. provides technology and services that enable wineries to sell wine direct-to-consumer (DTC). The company offers a range of logistics solutions, including a technology-driven fulfillment system, compliance tools, and marketing programs that provide access to new markets and consumers. It also offers an integrated DTC platform that supports ecommerce, point-of-sale (POS), loyalty, compliance, outbound sales, financial management, and order fulfillment needs of wineries.

Peachtree Corners, Ga, Us

Non-partisan organization which meets once a year to celebrate character based leadership.www.FriendsofRonaldReagan.com

Washington, D.C., Us

Member, Board of Governors

Los Angeles, California, Us

Chaired political campaign for the current Fifth District Supervisor of Los Angeles County; assisted and supported candidate in building coalition of leading business, law enforcement and public safety, labor, and political leaders and organizations to successfully elect Supervisor Kathryn Barger to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; the Fifth Supervisorial District includes over 2.2 million constituents over 2500 square miles; the Los Angeles County budget is ~$30 Billion; over $11 million spent on this election; polling, traditional and social media, public messaging, voter analytics, fundraising, coalition and team building, political strategy.

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Board of Directors of Council of Institutional Investors (CII), "the Voice of Pensions;" One of nine directors elected by a nationwide membership.

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Directors and former chairman of the Investment Board Member of ~$60 Billion investment funds; BOI sets firm investment policies, allocation strategies, manager selection, and implementation of LACERA's Investment mandate. The LACERA investment fund is the largest county pension fund in the United States. The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement System (LACERA) oversees the pensions and health care benefits for >100,000 active and >50,000 retired employees of the County of Los Angeles.Directors also oversee the administration LACERA's OPEBs, including health care plans and plan providers (currently Kaiser and Blue Cross).

NorthernCross Partners provided seed capital, corporate and investment advisory services, and board leadership to Sierra Constellation Partners, LLC (“SCP”), a Los Angeles-based corporate advisory firm serving middle market companies and their investment stakeholders (management teams, private equity investors, lenders, creditors, and other financial constituents). SCP's professionals have experience as financial advisors, interim managers, Chief Restructuring Officers to firms needing financial and operational restructuring and turnaround, and consultants. Interim management; Operational and Financial advisory services; and Strategic Advisory services.

New York, Ny, Us

Partner.General Counsel, Co-founder of Latin American Reinsurance company, which remains one of the leading emerging market reinsurers serving all Latin American markets. As a de novo reinsurer, we raised over $100 million in capital and grew the company to ~$400 in revenue and ~$30 million in operating profits, also retaining exceptinal ratings from AMBest and S&P. Company is now wholly own subsidiary of XL Capital.

Structured transactions for institutions and HNW investors; customer swaps and other derivatives, M&A advisory, private equity, asset management including alternatives, secured lending.

Us

White House appointment under GHW Bush ('41) and HUD Secretary Jack Kemp. The Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) is now the Federal Housing Finance Agency and provided regulatory oversight to the twelve regional Home Loan Banks across the United States. As Special Assistant, I supported the Executive Director with briefs and research, also providing support to the Finance Board of Directors .

New York, New York, Us

Loan syndication group and capital markets desk (London and New York); credit training and Associate Training Program.

M.Sc., Finance/Accounting/Econ

Jd, Law

Ba, History, Philosophy

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