John S. Wehrle is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Gryphon Holdings, a St. Louis-based private equity fund. Prior to Gryphon Holdings, Mr. Wehrle was President and Chief Executive Officer of Heartland Capital Partners, L.P., a Dallas based private equity fund.

He has also served as Managing Director and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Vice President and Partner of The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation, and Managing Director of the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., where he led a structured finance product group in execution of leveraged acquisitions. He is an attorney and CPA and was associated with Touche Ross & Co. (St. Louis) and Price Waterhouse (New York and London).

Mr. Wehrle is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the St. Louis University School of Law. He is a proud supporter of the arts, in addition to being a member of several private golf, dining, and sporting clubs.