John has over thirty-five years financial and management experience in agriculture, manufacturing and processing. John semi-retired in 2008 as the North American Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for Ellis Diversified, a privately held, multi-entity commodities and investment organization based in San Francisco where he managed an acquisition budget of $250 million dollars. John formed HGM with David in 2013. In his spare time he enjoys skiing, scuba diving, serving on the board of non-profits and swimming with his grand kids.