John Claisse joined Albourne in July 1996, relocated from London to San Francisco in July 2003 and became Albourne Group CEO in August 2015. Claisse is an equity partner and member of Albourne’s Executive Committee, Corporate Planning Council, and also leads the firm’s DEIB Committee & Council. He serves on the governing board of The Robert Toigo Foundation, the advisory board of the University of Sussex Business School, and as a trustee of the Standards Board of Alternative Investments (SBAI). Claisse holds a first class mathematics degree and a PhD from Sussex University. Claisse resides in Oakland, CA with his wife, Sarah, an accomplished community college professor; they are proud parents to two daughters who are OUSD graduates and current college students. Outside of work, you may find Claisse kitesurfing or foiling on the San Francisco Bay, attending live concerts or listening to a new audio book.