About
John O'Donoghue pairs mechanical engineering degree and CFA with private-equity work at Ireland's sovereign development fund and renewable-energy leadership at ESB, leading growth financings for enterprise software and information security.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Experience
- Vistara GrowthVistara Growthcurrent2017 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
- Arch SystemsBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- Authentic8Board Observercurrent2025 — present
- DataCore SoftwareBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- RoonCyber.AIBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- D3 SecurityBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Kore.aiBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
- KentikBoard Observer2020 — 2026
- IllusiveBoard Observer2022 — 2023
- Blueprint Software SystemsBoard Observer2020 — 2022
- FINCADBoard Observer2019 — 2022
- National Treasury Management AgencyPrivate Equity Investment, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund2014 — 2015
- ESBDirector, Renewable Energy Corp Dev2012 — 2014
- ESBRenewable Energy Project Director2008 — 2012Ireland, UK
- ESBEnergy Trader2007 — 2008
- Bord Gáis EnergyEnergy Pricing & Procurement Analyst2004 — 2007
Skills & more
NegotiationCommunicationPortfolio Management6Financial Modeling6Equities6Financial Analysis1Asset Management1Corporate Finance1Project ManagementDue DiligenceTransaction ManagementContract Negotiation
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Renewable EnergyPrivate EquityWind EnergyEnergy TradingAsset ValuationCompany ValuationBusiness Case PreparationBusiness Case ModellingM&A AnalysisInvestment Paper PreparationLanguages English · French
From John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Vistara Growth
Akshit Puri
Assistant Controller at Vistara Growth
Chris Angelatos
Director at Vistara Growth
Daniel McQuade
Director, Marketing at Vistara Growth
Farah Lahdiy
Executive and Operations Assistant at Vistara Growth
Gaurav Singh
Chief Financial Officer at Vistara Growth
Jordon Boerchers
Vice President at Vistara Growth
Kevin Barber
Associate Partner at Vistara Growth
Neil Kenley
Principal at Vistara Growth
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John O'Donoghue?
- John O'Donoghue pairs mechanical engineering degree and CFA with private-equity work at Ireland's sovereign development fund and renewable-energy leadership at ESB, leading growth financings for enterprise software and information security.
- Where does John O'Donoghue work?
- John O'Donoghue is Principal at Vistara Growth.
- What does John O'Donoghue invest in?
- John O'Donoghue invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where did John O'Donoghue go to school?
- John O'Donoghue studied at CFA Institute; University College Dublin (Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended University College Dublin96
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