John E. Bauknight, IV

Location

Spartanburg

Occupation

Broker, NAI Earle Furman; President, Longleaf Holdings USA, LLC a Real Estate & Investment Firm, including RJ Rockers Brewing Company

Career History

Founded several entrepreneurial ventures in the employee benefits, document shredding and recycling, records and information management and mobile storage industries; Angel and Private Equity Investor in many start-ups as well as real estate investments which have helped the revitalization of downtown Spartanburg

Education

B.S. in Psychology, Wofford College

Community Involvement

Trustee – Spartanburg County Foundation, and Virginia Episcopal School; Boards – Palmetto Conservation Foundation, Spartanburg Community College Incubator Advisory Board and the USC Upstate Capital Development Foundation Board; Founding member – The Spartanburg Angel Network

Mentor

William B. Timmerman

Mentee(s)

Mercedes Bartow, Robert Hughes

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