John Christiansen
MANAGING DIRECTOR, SAN FRANCISCOJohn is co-head of the firm’s west coast offices and advises a wide range of clients on strategic communications, including M&A transactions, restructurings, investor relations, corporate positioning, crisis situations, proxy contests, data security issues and IPOs, as well as ongoing media relations and investor relations programs.
Engagements include:
- Digital Realty Trust’s acquisition of InterXion
- Slack’s direct listing on the NYSE
- Deluxe Entertainment’s Chapter 11 restructuring
Prior to joining SVC in 2009, John was head of West Coast Equity Capital Markets for Cowen and Company. Previously, John spent over ten years at Morgan Stanley in Technology Investment Banking and Institutional Equities.
John holds a B.A., magna cum laude, with high honors from Dartmouth College and a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard University.