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About
Partner and co-founder of Texas Next Capital who oversees a family investment office. A former securities lawyer and biotech entrepreneur, he founded Azaya Therapeutics and Evestra. He holds a BA from Stanford and a JD from the University of Texas Law School.
Experience
- Texas Next CapitalSenior Advisor & Partnercurrent2009 — present
- self-employed, writer & investorManagercurrent2000 — present
- Texas Biomedical Research InstitutePresident2006 — 2008
- American Century CorporationChairman and CEO1983 — 2000San Antonio, Texas
- Kerr Connors & Co.Partner1990 — 1996
- Cox & SmithPartner1981 — 1983San Antonio, Texas
- Andrews & KurthPartner1972 — 1981Houston, Texas
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Kerr?
- Partner and co-founder of Texas Next Capital who oversees a family investment office. A former securities lawyer and biotech entrepreneur, he founded Azaya Therapeutics and Evestra. He holds a BA from Stanford and a JD from the University of Texas Law School.
- Where does John Kerr work?
- John Kerr is Partner, Co-Founder at Texas Next Capital.
- Where did John Kerr go to school?
- John Kerr studied at University of Texas Law School (Juris Doctor (J.D.)); Stanford University (BA, History).



