John Vernon, JD
< Back to Team Associate Team: Investment Professionals About John Vernon, J.D. is an Associate at Paladin Capital Group in Washington DC, working with the firm’s diverse portfolio and deal team. Prior to Paladin, John interned at the White House Domestic Policy...Francois Ruether
< Back to Team Vice President Team: Investment Professionals About Francois Ruether is a Vice President and joined Paladin in January 2020. Previously, he was a Venture Partner at Global Founders Capital (GFC), focusing on AI/Machine Learning and advanced...
Gibb Witham
Gibb Witham is a Vice President at Paladin Capital Group and focuses on cybersecurity and enterprise infrastructure software. He currently works with entrepreneurs at the board level at White Ops, Karamba Security, and Twist. He has also supported investments in Arxan Technologies (acquired by TA Associates), Application Security (acquired by Trustwave), and 10X Genomics. Prior to Paladin, Gibb was an engagement manager at IBM. At IBM, Gibb led projects focused on IBM’s cloud computing business, including helping build and bring to market IBM’s Life Sciences cloud solution. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a Minor in Economics from Columbia University. He currently lives in New York.
Mourad Yesayan
Mr. Yesayan is a Principal at Paladin Capital Group, focused on Paladin’s alternative energy investments. Prior to joining Paladin Capital in 2009, Mr. Yesayan was Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Pacific Ethanol, Inc., the largest West Coast-based marketer and producer of fuel ethanol. At Pacific Ethanol, Mr. Yesayan was part of the founding management team where he led the build-out of the company’s financial planning and risk management functions and played a key role in sourcing equity and debt financing for the company’s $500 million construction program.