
John Mirsepahi


The J.M. Group is a dedicated Founders Specialist team and member of Morgan Stanley's Global Sports & Entertainment division, serving entrepreneurs, athletes, entertainers, and senior executives with highly personalized wealth management strategies. Our team is focused on helping clients transform exceptional careers and concentrated opportunities into durable, multigenerational wealth.
Founders & Entrepreneurs
The J.M. Group specializes in working with founders, co‑founders, early employees, and C‑suite leaders whose personal finances are deeply connected to the companies they build. We understand the realities of scaling a business, managing investors, and preparing for funding rounds, secondary sales, or an eventual exit while still protecting your family and lifestyle.
We help you navigate concentrated equity positions and illiquid ownership stakes, building strategies for diversification, liquidity, and risk management that reflect your company's stage and growth trajectory. Our team works with you before, during, and after major liquidity events to create a thoughtful plan for proceeds, cash flow, and long-term investment discipline.
As part of Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, the J.M. Group connects founders to a powerful platform of research, intellectual capital, and global resources. This includes access to sophisticated wealth planning, coordination with capital markets and private market insights, and guidance that considers both your balance sheet and your cap table.
Our work with founders often includes tax‑aware strategies, estate and legacy planning, and philanthropic structures designed to align your values with your wealth. Whether you are raising your first institutional round or evaluating an acquisition or IPO, the J.M. Group serves as a strategic financial partner at every stage of the founder journey.
Global Sports & Entertainment
The J.M. Group is part of Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment and is committed to serving professional athletes, entertainers, creators, and industry executives across the sports and entertainment landscape. We understand that careers in these fields often feature short earning windows, variable and incentive‑based income, and the need to protect both public image and private wealth.
Our team builds customized strategies that help clients manage peak‑earning years, unpredictable cash flows, and the transition to life beyond the field, court, stage, or screen. We focus on turning high‑visibility careers into long-term financial security through disciplined planning, diversified investing, and thoughtful risk management.
We frequently collaborate with agents, business managers, attorneys, and family offices to coordinate decisions and simplify complexity. This integrated approach helps ensure that contracts, endorsements, sponsorships, media opportunities, and off‑the‑field ventures work together within one cohesive financial plan.
For sports and entertainment clients, our guidance can include cash‑flow and budgeting frameworks, investment management, asset protection, insurance strategies, and planning around intellectual property, branding, and business ownership. Whether you are early in your career, at the height of your success, or planning your next chapter, The J.M. Group is focused on helping you make confident, informed financial decisions.
The Morgan Stanley Advantage
Through Morgan Stanley, the J.M. Group provides access to one of the industry's most robust platforms for wealth management. Clients benefit from institutional‑quality research, a broad range of investment solutions, lending and cash management capabilities, and specialized resources for complex personal and professional situations.
By combining deep experience with founders and global sports and entertainment clients with the strength of Morgan Stanley, J.M. Group helps you align your wealth with your goals, values, and vision for the future.
You can leverage us and the vast resources of Morgan Stanley to address any objective, from building and preserving wealth, to starting a philanthropic foundation, to expanding your brand. Whatever aspirations you may have for yourself and your family, we present strategies, products, and services customized to help you reach your goals, your way.
Our broader GSE organization was developed to respond to the specific needs of sports and entertainment professionals at every stage of their careers. We understand your financial opportunities and challenges.
The numbers make it clear: We know 409A Valuations. Feel confident in yours with decades of experience and domain knowledge on your side.

