
John Pettenati
Principal, Business Development Officer
New York | Vero Beach
John is a Principal at 1919 Investment Counsel. In his role as a Business Development Officer, John works with individuals, families, foundations, and endowments, delivering comprehensive investment counsel. His primary focus is developing new client relationships, working with prospective clients to understand their unique goals, and building the right client team around them.
Outside of the office, John is the former Chair of the Fordham University Alumni Association, the Fordham Commencement Committee, and the Planned Giving Advisory Council for New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
John entered the financial services industry in 1982. Prior to joining the firm in 2023, John was a Senior Wealth Strategist at Northern Trust, where he worked closely with the legal community in the New York metropolitan area and other strategic communities to develop investment management and trust relationships. Before that, he held various roles in business development and client advisory at Rockefeller Capital, Fiduciary Trust, and The Bank of New York.
John is married with three grown sons, and he enjoys time on the golf course with his entire family.
John received his B.A. in History from Fordham University.