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John Manning

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Senior Director, Business Development at Petra Funds Group
📍 New York, New York, United States

John Manning is a business development leader with over 14 years of experience, specializing in the private equity and software sectors. As Senior Director at Petra Funds Group, he drives revenue growth by building strategic relationships with private capital managers. His career includes key sales roles at Salesforce and Catalant Technologies, and he holds a B. A. from St. Lawrence University.

John is an active alumnus of St. Lawrence University, where he was a member of the mens lacrosse team. He continues to support his former team as a fundraising volunteer for the Don Leet Legacy Fund, which endows a coaching position and supports the program.

Unique fact: John was a collegiate lacrosse player at St. Lawrence University.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Business Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Priorities

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Private Equity Services
His career at Petra Funds Group, Catalant, and Riverstone Holdings has been dedicated to building relationships and providing solutions for private equity and private capital managers.
Go-to-Market Strategy
Has a proven track record of developing and executing GTM strategies to drive pipeline growth for investment vehicles, fund services, and SaaS platforms.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Senior Director, Business Development
Petra Funds Group
6-2024 - 8-2024
Account Director - Enterprise, Media
Salesforce
2-2023 - 6-2024
Senior Account Executive - High Tech
Salesforce
2-2022 - 2-2023
Account Executive - High Tech
Salesforce
7-2018 - 1-2020
Account Executive - Private Equity
Catalant Technologies
In the press

Media appearances

Petra Funds Group Builds Out Business Development Team With Strategic Hires. Featured in Petra Funds Group (news‑insights)
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Education
2006 - 2010
B.A.
St. Lawrence University
2002 - 2006
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Masconomet Regional High School
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