John A. Svoboda
Senior Managing Director
Svoboda Collins LLC
John Svoboda is cofounder of Svoboda, Collins LLC, a private equity firm with over $200 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 founded the firm in 1998 with Michelle L. Collins, who was also a partner at William Blair. Prior to founding the Svoboda, Collins, John managed Blair's interface with venture capital and buyout firms. He worked at Blair from 1983 to 1997 and became a partner in 1988.
Mr. Svoboda graduated from Williams College with a BA in 1979 and received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1983.
Mr. Svoboda serves on the board of several private companies including the Glover Park Group, Midwest Dental, Inc., 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, the Marwen Foundation, and as a life trustee of the Francis W. Parker School.
He lives with his wife, Jill, and three children in the DePaul area of Chicago.
