John Popp is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Alternative Investments business within the Asset Management division, based in New York. As the head of the Leveraged Investments Group in Alternative Investments., he served as a member on the Managing Director Evaluation Committee (MDEC) during 2005, and from 2007- 2009. John joined Credit Suisse First Boston Asset Management in November 2000 through the merger with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where he served in a similar capacity. Prior to that, he worked at First Dominion Capital, LLC as a Founding Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Asset Management. Previously, John worked simultaneously at Indosuez Capital as a Managing Director, at Indosuez Capital Asset Advisors, Inc. as President and at 1211 Investors as President. Before Indosuez, he worked at Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. as a Senior Vice President in the corporate finance team, and before that worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert as a Vice President in mergers and acquisitions. John holds a BA in History from Pomona College and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. John is a council member of The Brookings Institution and a member of The Juilliard School Council.