Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 24, 2003
JOHN R. ETTELSON is the President and Chief Operating Officer of
William Blair & Company. He joined the firm in 1984 as an
Associate in the Corporate Finance Department. Mr. Ettelson
became a Principal in 1989, was head of Mergers and Acquisitions
from 1999 to 2001, and served as Chief Financial Officer from
2001 to 2002. He has been the lead banker on many deals,
including the J.M. Smucker's acquisition of Jif and Crisco from
Procter & Gamble, which was recognized as IDD's '2001
Breakthrough Deal of the Year.' Mr. Ettelson received his ScB
from Brown University in 1980 and his JD and MBA from the
University of Chicago in 1984. He is co-Chair of the Investment
Committee at the Francis W. Parker School and Chairman of the
William Blair & Company United Way campaign. Profile
type of business you're in?
Mr. Ettelson: William Blair & Company is a full-service
investment bank. We are unique in the
