John E von Schlegell

John co-founded Endeavour in 1991 and serves as Endeavour's Managing Partner. John has worked with companies in the transportation and logistics, retail, distribution, business services, media and manufacturing industries. John currently sits on the boards of K2 Insurance Services, GlobalWide Media, The Aladdin Group, Port Logistics Group and DTC Logistics. He previously served as a Director of Alpha Broadcasting, Bi-Mart Corporation, Citadel Communications, Lone Star Plywood and Door, Market Transport, Michaels of Oregon, Poorman-Douglas, Umpqua Feather Merchants, Policy Studies, Warn Industries, Columbia Distributing, Network Global Logistics and MTI. In addition to his roles on Endeavour boards, John also serves on several non-profit boards including The Nature Conservancy, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Classic Wines Auction and recently the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. Before co-founding Endeavour, John was one of five General Partners at GTCR, one of the oldest and largest private equity firms in the nation. John also worked as a manager in the public sector becoming Undersecretary of Health and Human Services in Massachusetts. He also spent two years in manufacturing with Caterpillar Tractor in Aurora, Illinois. John received an A.B. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business. John is married with four children and lives in Portland, Oregon. He and his wife Fran also have a cattle ranch in Klamath County.