John Garel

Bio

John is a founding Member and Senior Managing Director of Envest and serves as a member of the Envest Ventures I, Envest II and Envest III Investment Committees. Prior to joining Envest in 2000, John served as President & CEO of The Leisure Company, a subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation. With America West Holdings Corporation, John oversaw the strategic and operational activities of this $400 million distributor of leisure travel. John previously was America West's Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales. Prior to joining America West, John served as CEO of Cadmus Journal Services, a scientific, technical and medical database information, integration and printing concern. John's previous experience includes 12 years in various financial, operations and marketing positions at Northwest and American Airlines. John has a MBA from Southern Methodist and a BA, Economics, from Tulane University.