Our Team
John Micek IV is a Managing Director at IEQ Capital and has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Prior to joining IEQ, Mr. Micek was a Managing Partner at Third Leaf Partners, a beverage and hospitality industry investment and advisory company. From 2012 to 2018, Mr. Micek was a Partner and held roles including Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Development at Criterion Capital Management, an equity long/short technology hedge fund. Before joining Criterion in 2012, Mr. Micek was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Capital Introduction Group. Additionally, Mr. Micek and his wife, Noelle Micek, are currently the co-Owners of The Red Stitch Wine Group, a boutique Napa Valley Winery.
Mr. Micek is a member of the Board of Directors of the Navy SEAL Foundation, a Trustee of the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation, and the Chair of the Community Activities Commission for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Circle Systems, Inc., a cybersecurity company.
Mr. Micek received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, where he was a member of the Varsity Golf Team during his freshman year and was elected Junior Class President.
Mr. Micek and his wife reside in Carmel, California, with their two children, Charlotte and John J. Micek V (Jack).