John Nives, an accomplished Private Equity Operating Partner with expertise in Digital and Artificial Intelligence Transformation, is dedicated to driving business acumen for high-growth, information-centric ventures. John is accomplished in sales and digital marketing, consistently achieving plan targets while building global teams. John is also an academic, currently serving as the Adjunct Faculty at Rutgers University leading a Big Data and Machine Learning program for executives. John has an impressive educational background, having majored in MBA Finance and Computer Science from Pace University while receiving his undergraduate degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from State University of New York at Buffalo.

Throughout his career, John has demonstrated his exceptional skills in Private Equity, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Marketing/Advertising Technology, Enterprise Software/SaaS, and Supply-Chain Analytics. His domain knowledge spans multiple industries, including PE/VC, Digital Marketing, Consumer Products, Retail, and Life Sciences.

Currently holding the position of Operating Partner at Gridiron Capital LLC, John has held several other executive roles over the years. He has served as the Watson Digital and Analytics of Global Business Services at IBM, Vice President Sales at AT&T, Senior Vice President of Sales at 4R Systems, Senior Vice President, General Manager at Nielsen, Executive Vice President General Manager at IRI, and Senior Director, Management Science at The Kraft Heinz Company.