# John Fowler

> John Fowler is a Portola Valley executive and investor associated with Alpine Investors. He co-founded Montebello Capital with Stanford classmate Josh Greenberg, acquired Aero Logistics in 2003, and helped increase its revenue more than fivefold before its 2007 acquisition by Horizon Lines. The partners subsequently formed Montebello Holdings in 2008. His early career included the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, William Kent International, and Idealab Silicon Valley.

- **Role:** CEO-in-Residence at Alpine Investors
- **Organizations:** Alpine Investors, Montebello Capital, Montebello Holdings, Aero Logistics, Idealab Silicon Valley, William Kent International, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** A.B. in International Relations, Stanford University, M.B.A., Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** With Josh Greenberg, increased Aero Logistics revenue more than fivefold during their stewardship., Led Aero Logistics through its acquisition by Horizon Lines in August 2007., Co-founded Montebello Capital in 2001 and Montebello Holdings in 2008.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Graduated from Stanford and moved to Washington, D.C.; worked as a Congressional Affairs Specialist at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
- **Before 1998** — Worked as a management consultant at William Kent International.
- **2000** — Earned a Stanford MBA; worked with Idealab Silicon Valley.
- **2001** — Co-founded Montebello Capital with Josh Greenberg.
- **2003** — Acquired Aero Logistics in May and became CEO.
- **2007** — Horizon Lines acquired Aero Logistics on August 22; its later filing reported approximately $27.5 million in cash.
- **2008** — Concluded his Aero CEO tenure and formed Montebello Holdings with Greenberg.
- **2015** — Montebello Holdings partnered with Alpine on the acquisition of Risk Management Strategies; Greenberg became CEO.

## Achievements

- With Josh Greenberg, increased Aero Logistics revenue more than fivefold during their stewardship.
- Led Aero Logistics through its acquisition by Horizon Lines in August 2007.
- Co-founded Montebello Capital in 2001 and Montebello Holdings in 2008.
- The Aero Logistics search, acquisition, operating period, and exit became the subject of a Stanford GSB teaching case published April 10, 2008.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Graham Weaver included Fowler among executives recruited from his network to run portfolio companies in Alpine’s early years, in an anniversary retrospective published August 5.
- **2025-04** — An Alpine interview with Josh Greenberg revisited his partnership with Fowler and their acquisition of Aero Logistics; the page displays April 30, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.montebelloholdings.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-f-fowler

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