# John DesPrez

> John DesPrez is a startup investor at Incapital (Boca Raton). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Incapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/incapital)
- Location: Boca Raton, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-desprez-iii-94049128

John DesPrez is a startup investor at Incapital 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.

## About Incapital

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Incapital was founded in 1999 with the mission of providing securities firms and individual investors more efficient access to corporate bonds. While Incapital's expertise in underwriting and distributing investment-grade corporate bonds remains a core competency, the firm now originates and distributes offerings across multiple assetclasses. In addition to its broker-dealer and bank partners, Incapital now serves institutional investors and wealth managers. With approximately 175 employees in multiple offices in North America, the firm represents over 300 issuing entities and serves 800+ distribution partners. Incapital continues to provide market leadership with a growing range of product offerings, strong strategic partnerships and innovative technology.

5 contacts available at Incapital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John DesPrez | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-desprez |
| Andy Kamm | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-kamm |
| Brad Busscher | Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Incapital | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-busscher |
| Fred Lucier | Managing Director, Fixed Income | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-lucier |
| Helen Shannon | SVP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helen-shannon |

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