John M. Duff Jr. is a Managing Director of DAG Ventures. Before co-founding DAG, John spent nine years with Bechtel Investments where he served initially as Chief Counsel and then as Managing Principal responsible for private equity investments. Previously, John was Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President of the Export Import Bank where in the latter capacity he was responsible for overseeing the Bank's lending activities. He also was formerly a partner in the law firm of Reed Smith headquartered in Pittsburgh. John holds a BA from Princeton University and an LLB from Yale Law School.