John Bowler Fitzgibbons is the founder and chairman of Basin Holdings, comprising a group of controlled, privately-held companies active in energy and industrial manufacturing. He is also the founder and chairman of Talus Group Holdings, comprising a group of controlled, privately-held companies active in a broad range of markets and geographies.

Education

Fitzgibbons attended

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, graduating ''cum laude'' with a B.A. in government.

Career

Fitzgibbons founded, managed, and sold several businesses in the Russian energy market, including Khanty Mansiysk Oil Corporation (KMOC), which sold to

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in 2003, and Integra Group, which was taken public on the

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in 2007. In 2007, Fitzgibbons co-founded Deerpath Capital, a fund management group focused on direct lending in the US middle market, where he is currently a partner. In 2010, Fitzgibbons founded Basin Holdings and in 2012, he founded Talus Group Holdings.

Philanthropy

Fitzgibbons currently serves on the board of trustees at Milton Academy. He is also a member of the

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. Fitzgibbons formerly served as chairman of The SUNY Research Foundation and co-chairman of the Cancer Research Institute.

References

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