John A. Svoboda
Senior Managing Director
Svoboda Collins LLC
John Svoboda is cofounder of Svoboda Capital Partners, a private equity firm with
more than $250 million of capital and a mission of identifying, investing in, and building
relationships with middle-market business services, value-added distribution, and
consumer products companies.
Mr. Svoboda serves on the boards of several private companies, including the Glover
Park Group, Cape Electrical Supply, World Data Corporation, GPA Holdings, and
PNA Holdings. He serves as a trustee of the University of Chicago Medical Center, the
Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Institute, and the Marwen Foundation, and as a life
trustee of the Francis W. Parker School.
Mr. Svoboda graduated from Williams College with a BA in 1979 and received his MBA
from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1983. He lives with his wife, Jill, and
children, Sam, Adam, and Lucy, in the DePaul area of Chicago.