John Stafford
Director/Board Member at AWARE, INC.
Net worth: 9 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
John Springs Stafford is the founder of Ronin Capital LLC, where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer starting in 2001.
He is also the founder of Zen Investments LLC.
Mr. Stafford's current job positions include being an Independent Director at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts), a Director at Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc., a Director at Zipwhip, Inc., a Director at ALTR Solutions, Inc., and a Member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
In the past, Mr. Stafford held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Ronin Trading LLC.
He was also a Director at Xencor, Inc. from 1997 to 2016, a Director at All Optical Networks, Inc., and a Managing Director at Stafford Trading, Inc. from 1996 to 2001.
Additionally, he was a Member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and Cboe Exchange, Inc. (Illinois).
Mr. Stafford obtained his undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AWARE, INC.
23.95% | 2024-03-06 | 5,028,077 ( 23.95% ) | 9 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
John Stafford active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| AWARE, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2011-10-20 |
Ronin Capital LLC
 Ronin Capital LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Ronin Capital LLC is a registered brokerage firm headquartered in Chicago and was founded in 2001. They have additional offices in Hong Kong and England. Ronin Capital provides brokerage services and trades in over 20 countries, in different product class including: equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, options, forwards and futures. | Chief Executive Officer | 2000-12-31 |
Zen Investments LLC
 Zen Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Zen Investments LLC (Zen Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by John Stafford. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Founder | 1996-12-31 |
Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc.
 Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Part of Roche Holding AG, Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc. is a private company that manufactures instruments used in genetic diagnostics testing. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. The company was founded by Jon Faiz Kayyem. Clinical Micro Sensors was acquired by Osmetech Ltd. from Motorola, Inc. on August 10, 2005 for $2.45 million. | Director/Board Member | - |
Chicago Board of Trade
 Chicago Board of Trade Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Chicago Board of Trade provides trade derivative facilities. It allows speculators throughout the world to interpret economic data, news, and other information. The company was founded on April 3, 1848 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Zipwhip, Inc.
 Zipwhip, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Zipwhip, Inc. provides text messaging platform for existing landline, voice over internet protocol, or toll free phone number to help businesses connect with customers. The firm serves insurance, staffing, medical, radio, finance, dealerships, veterinary, legal, sports, and fitness industries. The company was founded by Anthony Riemma, Michael Smyers, John Lauer, and John Larson in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
ALTR Solutions, Inc.
 ALTR Solutions, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services ALTR Solutions, Inc. provides an automated data access control and security solution that allows users to govern and protect sensitive data wherever it lives. The company is based in West Lake Hills, TX and was founded by Scott Goldfarb, Christopher Struttmann, Rich Newman, Gordon Martin, Ian Savage, Pete Martin, and James Beecham. The company's SaaS platform offers automatic data access controls and policy enforcement, and data security with patented rate-limiting and tokenization-as-a-service. ALTR Solutions supports HIPAA compliance and has achieved PCI DSS Level 1 and SOC 2 Type II certification. The company offers a no-code solution and automated policy enforcement to save time on manual tasks so users can focus on delivering data value. James Beecham has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of John Stafford
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| XENCOR, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2016-01-04 |
| Stafford Trading, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2000-12-31 |
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Training of John Stafford
| The University of Chicago | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| AWARE, INC. | Technology Services |
| XENCOR, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 11 |
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
 Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. operated a stock exchange. The company was founded on November 13, 2000 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Finance |
Ronin Capital LLC
Ronin Capital LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Ronin Capital LLC is a registered brokerage firm headquartered in Chicago and was founded in 2001. They have additional offices in Hong Kong and England. Ronin Capital provides brokerage services and trades in over 20 countries, in different product class including: equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, options, forwards and futures. | Finance |
Cboe Exchange, Inc. (Illinois)
 Cboe Exchange, Inc. (Illinois) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Finance |
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Chicago Board of Trade provides trade derivative facilities. It allows speculators throughout the world to interpret economic data, news, and other information. The company was founded on April 3, 1848 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Finance |
Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc.
Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Part of Roche Holding AG, Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc. is a private company that manufactures instruments used in genetic diagnostics testing. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. The company was founded by Jon Faiz Kayyem. Clinical Micro Sensors was acquired by Osmetech Ltd. from Motorola, Inc. on August 10, 2005 for $2.45 million. | Electronic Technology |
Zipwhip, Inc.
Zipwhip, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Zipwhip, Inc. provides text messaging platform for existing landline, voice over internet protocol, or toll free phone number to help businesses connect with customers. The firm serves insurance, staffing, medical, radio, finance, dealerships, veterinary, legal, sports, and fitness industries. The company was founded by Anthony Riemma, Michael Smyers, John Lauer, and John Larson in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Commercial Services |
Zen Investments LLC
Zen Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Zen Investments LLC (Zen Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by John Stafford. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
| Ronin Trading LLC | |
ALTR Solutions, Inc.
ALTR Solutions, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services ALTR Solutions, Inc. provides an automated data access control and security solution that allows users to govern and protect sensitive data wherever it lives. The company is based in West Lake Hills, TX and was founded by Scott Goldfarb, Christopher Struttmann, Rich Newman, Gordon Martin, Ian Savage, Pete Martin, and James Beecham. The company's SaaS platform offers automatic data access controls and policy enforcement, and data security with patented rate-limiting and tokenization-as-a-service. ALTR Solutions supports HIPAA compliance and has achieved PCI DSS Level 1 and SOC 2 Type II certification. The company offers a no-code solution and automated policy enforcement to save time on manual tasks so users can focus on delivering data value. James Beecham has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
All Optical Networks, Inc.
 All Optical Networks, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance All Optical Networks, Inc. provided solutions to the telecommunication industry. Its services included transmission, routing and storage of information through optical fiber networks. The company was headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Finance |
| Stafford Trading, Inc. |
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