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SuperReturn Japan
3-4 December 2025
The Ritz-CarltonTokyo

John Kettnich
Partner at StepStone Group
Speaker

Profile

Mr. Kettnich is a member of the private equity team, focusing on secondary investments. He is also involved in various portfolio management activities.

Since StepStone’s inception, Mr. Kettnich has helped to build the Firm’s primary diligence and research platform, as well as its secondary investment business. He also spent time living in Beijing and London, where he focused on developing StepStone’s international business. Before joining StepStone in 2007, Mr. Kettnich was with PCG Capital Partners, the direct investment arm of Pacific Corporate Group, where he sourced and evaluated middle-market buyout and growth equity investments.

Mr. Kettnich graduated summa cum laude with a BBA from the University of San Diego and is a CFA charterholder.

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Agenda Sessions

  • Private markets, global shifts: navigating a fragmented world

    09:25