# John Doherty

> John 'Jack' Doherty is the Co-Founder and CEO of Forest Park Group, a San Mateo-based fintech building LoanOS - a permissioned blockchain settlement platform targeting the $1 trillion-plus syndicated loan market. With a Mathematical Economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania and stints in CLO credit research at Pretium Partners, he founded Forest Park in April 2019 to attack one of Wall Street's most persistent inefficiencies: syndicated loan settlement times averaging 23 days in North America and 6+ weeks in Europe. The company raised a $1.2M seed round in 2021 from EvoNexus and Advanced Blockchain AG, and its technology promises to compress settlement from T+21 to T+1, potentially increasing syndicate sizes by 25% and cutting credit costs by 4%.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Forest Park Group
- **Organizations:** Forest Park Group, Pretium Partners, Foreign Policy Association, Battleborn Strategies, Three Graces LLC
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Mathematical Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Secondary Education, Jesuit High School of New Orleans
- **Known for:** Founded Forest Park Group in April 2019 to modernize syndicated loan settlement infrastructure, Raised $1.2M seed round in 2021 from EvoNexus and Advanced Blockchain AG, Developed LoanOS, a permissioned DLT platform targeting T+1 settlement for syndicated loans (vs. the current 23-day North American average)

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Executive Intern at Foreign Policy Association
- **2017** — Corporate Strategy Analyst at Pretium Partners, LLC
- **2018** — Credit Research, CLO Team at Pretium Partners, LLC
- **Before 2019** — Mortgage Credit Specialist at Three Graces, LLC
- **Before 2019** — Advisory Consultant at Battleborn Strategies
- **Before 2019** — Summer Law Clerk at Law Office of Frances M. Olivier
- **2019** — Co-Founded Forest Park Group (April 2019)
- **2020** — Published series of articles on LoanOS and syndicated loan market reform on Medium
- **2021** — Forest Park Group closes $1.2M Seed round from EvoNexus and Advanced Blockchain AG
- **2023** — Published Parlake article on reducing burnout in LevFin middle and back office

## Achievements

- Founded Forest Park Group in April 2019 to modernize syndicated loan settlement infrastructure
- Raised $1.2M seed round in 2021 from EvoNexus and Advanced Blockchain AG
- Developed LoanOS, a permissioned DLT platform targeting T+1 settlement for syndicated loans (vs. the current 23-day North American average)
- Demonstrated 1,000x greater efficiency than competing smart contract computations at $0.005 per operation
- Projected to deliver 215 bps ROE increase for participating banks
- Assembled a team including former MDs from Deutsche Bank, Bankers Trust, and HSBC

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Published 'Reduce Burnout, Increase Productivity: Parlake' article on the company's Middle/Back Office automation tool for LevFin
- **2021-01** — Forest Park Group closes $1.2M seed round from EvoNexus and Advanced Blockchain AG
- **2020-12** — Published Medium articles on LoanOS: increasing syndicate sizes and reducing credit costs

## Links

- Website: https://forestparkgroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-b54172144

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Last updated: 2026-06-30