Contact Info
Email: jsutherland@centeroakpartners.com
Phone: 214-301-4205
Mr. Sutherland is a Co-Managing Partner of CenterOak. He serves on the Firm’s Investment Committee and drives the Firm’s investment thesis creation process, sourcing, and platform investment activity. Mr. Sutherland serves on the Board of Directors of Palmetto Exterminators, Shamrock Environmental, SurfacePrep, CollisionRight, HK Solutions Group, HomeTown Services, Turf Masters Brands, and previously Wetzel’s Pretzels, Vivify, TruRoad, BlackHawk Industrial, SESC, and Ennis-Flint.
Prior to joining CenterOak as a Partner, Mr. Sutherland held several senior investment positions at Brazos Private Equity Partners, where he most recently served as a Managing Director. Previously, he was employed as a Vice President in the Specialty Lending Group of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Prior to that, Mr. Sutherland was employed as an investment professional at Bank of America Securities LLC and Raymond James & Associates.
Mr. Sutherland received a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors from Harvard College.
Contact Info
Email: jsutherland@centeroakpartners.com
Phone: 214-301-4205
Mr. Sutherland is a Co-Managing Partner of CenterOak and serves on CenterOak’s Investment Committee and the Board of Directors of various CenterOak portfolio companies, including Shamrock Environmental, SurfacePrep, CollisionRight, HK Solutions Group, HomeTown Services, Turf Masters, and previously Vivify and TruRoad. Prior to joining CenterOak as a Partner, Mr. Sutherland held several senior investment positions at Brazos Private Equity Partners, where he most recently served as a Managing Director. Previously, Mr. Sutherland was employed as a Vice President in the Specialty Lending Group of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Prior to that, Mr. Sutherland was employed as an investment professional at Bank of America Securities LLC and Raymond James & Associates.
Mr. Sutherland received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College.