John Sommers

John Sommers is a Partner, Investments at Veriten, based in Houston, Texas.

John spearheads investing activities in the NexTen Fund and is instrumental in developing a broader, strategically focused investment platform. John also contributes to Veriten's Fund II, which focuses on scalable technology solutions for energy, power, and industrial applications.

Previously, John served as Principal at Cockrell Investments, a Houston-based family-owned investment firm, where John managed investments across diverse asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, and oil & gas. John further refined investing acumen at Quantum Energy Partners and Sentinel Peak Resources, a Quantum-backed portfolio company, where John was also treasurer and business development manager. John began a career in investment banking, spending nearly three years in the Global Natural Resources groups of RBC Capital Markets and Nomura Securities.

John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Economics, and Business Fellows from Baylor University, where John also served as a student analyst for the Baylor Angel Network.

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