John Huntz
Executive Director,
Head of Venture Capital
Atlanta

John Huntz joined Arcapita Ventures in 2005 with more than 25 years of private equity, venture capital and operational experience. Prior to joining Arcapita, John worked for the last 14 years at the Fuqua companies, most recently as Managing Director of Fuqua Ventures. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Fuqua Enterprises, Inc., a NYSE company, and Managing Partner of Noble Ventures International, a private equity firm. His prior experience includes financial and investment management as Director of Capital Resources for Arthur Young & Company and as an investment professional at Harrison Capital, a private equity investment subsidiary of Texaco. John is well respected as a leader in private equity investing and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Task Force Executive Committee. In addition to these national roles, John is one of the leaders of the venture community in the Southeast as demonstrated by his founding and leadership of the Atlanta Venture Forum. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) and also serves on the Board of Directors of Prenova and Alloptic. John is a Board member and past Chairman of the Georgia Logistics Innovation Council, a member of the Commission for a New Georgia, Board member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, member of the Advisory Board of Imperial Innovations (Imperial College – London), the Advisory Board of the MIT Enterprise Forum, the Board of Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures (Georgia Tech), and Board of the Entrepreneurs Foundation. He also served as Chairman of the Atlanta Botanical Garden and is past President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. John received his BBA from Niagara University and holds his MBA from Sacred Heart University.