John DesPrez
Angel Investor
Boca Raton, United States
John DesPrez is a startup investor in Boca Raton. John D. DesPrez III, a prominent executive in the wealth management and insurance industries, was appointed Incapital's Chief Executive Officer in January 2015. Mr. DesPrez previously served as CEO of John Hancock Financial Services, and as Chief Operating Officer of Manulife Financial Corp., one of the largest diversified insurance groups inthe world. Mr. DesPrez oversaw the U.S. operations of Manulife for 10 years, during which time the company purchased John Hancock. Two years later, in addition to the U.S. Operations, Mr. DesPrez was also given responsibility for Canada. A year later, he also began overseeing operations in Asia, earning the title of COO with oversight of all the firm's operating businesses around the globe.As CEO and President of John Hancock Financial Services, Mr. DesPrez oversaw an operation focusing on wealth management business lines such as annuities, mutual funds, group pensions, college savings plans, structured financial products, and managed accounts.Subsequent to leaving Manulife, DesPrez served as an advisor to a prominent family office in Florida, a large Canadian pension fund and to several private equity firms. Mr. DesPrez, a native of Cleveland, majored in economics at Harvard College and graduated from law school at Georgetown University. He was also on the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute in Washington.
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