The Aspen Capital Group Team

Steve Jones founded Aspen Capital Group in 2001 and serves as the group’s Chairman and Managing Partner. Steve has more than 20 years of experience in private equity and venture capital investing. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Sureify Labs, Inc., a SaaS provider of solutions to the life and annuity insurance industry; CLARA Analytics, a SaaS provider of artificial intelligence-based products supporting the Insurance industry; and is a Board Observer at Deposco, Inc., a SaaS provider of supply chain optimization software. Steve also served on the Board of NeoGenomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEO), a leading cancer testing and information services company, for 18 years and served as a senior operating executive for 15 years. During his tenure as an operating executive at NEO, the Company grew from <$1.0 million in annual revenue to more than $400 million.

Prior to Aspen Capital, Steve worked in the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Investment Banking Group of Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York and also served as the Chief Financial Officer of several private and public companies. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Air Force where he achieved the rank of Captain. Steve received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan and his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

John Gordy joined Aspen Capital Group in 2019. John currently serves as a Board Observer to CLARA Analytics, Sureify and Transcend, while being intimately involved with Aspen’s investments in Aclaimant and Deposco. Prior to joining Aspen Capital, John was an investor at Pritzker Private Capital, a $5 billion private capital group that partners with North America based middle-market companies. While at Pritzker, he was a member of the investment team and the operations group, working with Pritzker’s operating partners and group of companies. At Pritzker, John helped lead more than 10 transactions, representing over $2 billion in total enterprise value. He was actively involved in Pritzker’s investments in ProAmpac, Technimark (acquired by Oak Hill), and LBP Manufacturing (acquired by Sabert).

Prior to joining Pritzker Private Capital, John was an investment banker at Citigroup supporting the Mergers & Acquisitions and Global Industrials groups. John received a BBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business with a concentration in finance and accounting.

John Haesler joined Aspen Capital Group in 2019. John currently serves on the Board of Directors of Transcend and as a Board Observer to CLARA Analytics and Sureify, while working closely with Aspen’s investments in Aclaimant and Deposco. Prior to joining Aspen Capital, John was an investor with Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), a $19 billion growth equity firm that invests in technology and tech-enabled businesses. While at TCV, John specialized in minority and majority investments across the software landscape. He was involved in TCV’s investments in Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM), FinancialForce, IQMS (acquired by Dassault), OSIsoft (interest acquired by SoftBank), Rapid7 (NASDAQ: RPD), Rave Mobile Safety, and Webroot (acquired by Carbonite).

Prior to joining TCV, John was an investment banker at Jefferies in their Mergers & Acquisitions group focusing on public and private technology businesses. John received a BBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business with a concentration in finance and accounting, and minors in Economics and Spanish.