About John Westerfield
A resident of Bronxville, New York, for over two decades, financier and business executive John Westerfield regularly supports his community through various charitable organizations. Of particular note, Mr. Westerfield contributes to the Roosevelt High School chapter of SkillsUSA, a national program that provides after-school vocational and technical training to large numbers of students across the country. He additionally donates to organizations such as the Foundation for Educational Choice, which wishes to establish a free-market alternative to educational reform through the use of school vouchers. Further, John Westerfield sponsors Student Sponsor Partners NYC, which grants at-risk youth a private high school education.
In addition to educational organizations, John Westerfield also helps medical charities throughout the New York City metropolitan area. Mr. Westerfield donates to the humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, a group whose mission is to provide medical aid to war-torn areas around the world. He also contributes to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute and affiliated with the Harvard Medical School in Boston. Locally, John Westerfield provides support to the Lawrence Hospital Center, an affiliate of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in Westchester County.
John Westerfield has worked primarily in the financial industry, especially investment banking and commercial real estate. A cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in Government, Mr. Westerfield served briefly as an Assistant Treasurer for the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. After returning to school and earning his Master of Business Administration in General Management from Harvard Business School, he joined investment firm Morgan Stanley, working for over two decades in the Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities division. In 2008, John Westerfield left Morgan Stanley to expand his focus in commercial real estate and securities and currently serves as a private investor in Harrison, New York.
In addition to educational organizations, John Westerfield also helps medical charities throughout the New York City metropolitan area. Mr. Westerfield donates to the humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, a group whose mission is to provide medical aid to war-torn areas around the world. He also contributes to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute and affiliated with the Harvard Medical School in Boston. Locally, John Westerfield provides support to the Lawrence Hospital Center, an affiliate of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in Westchester County.
John Westerfield has worked primarily in the financial industry, especially investment banking and commercial real estate. A cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in Government, Mr. Westerfield served briefly as an Assistant Treasurer for the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. After returning to school and earning his Master of Business Administration in General Management from Harvard Business School, he joined investment firm Morgan Stanley, working for over two decades in the Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities division. In 2008, John Westerfield left Morgan Stanley to expand his focus in commercial real estate and securities and currently serves as a private investor in Harrison, New York.
