John Gast

John Gast is a director in the merchant banking group, a member of the general partner and serves on the investment committee. Gast is focused on investments in healthcare IT, digital health and other healthcare technology companies. He is responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities, managing due diligence processes, supporting portfolio companies and managing the funds’ investor relations activities. He joined the merchant banking group in 2014, as an analyst.

Gast has served on the investment teams for selected portfolio companies, including Scientia Vascular, Integrity Orthopaedics, Cleerly, Moxe Health, Paragon 28, Akoya Biosciences, Clinicient, Elligo Health Research, HemaSource, Xenex Disinfection Services, OrthoAccel Technologies and VPay. He has served as a board observer for Foodsby and Mike’s Hot Honey and shared portfolio management responsibilities for Integrity Orthopaedics, Cleerly, Moxe Health, Elligo Health Research and Xenex Disinfection Services. Gast also serves on the nonprofit board of the Minnesota Council on Economic Education, where he is vice chair of the finance committee.

Gast graduated summa cum laude from American University with a bachelor’s degree in finance and a minor in economics.