John Trimble is the Co-founder and a Partner at Bluegrass Alpha Partners. Before founding the firm, John served as the COO for Dealer Trade Network, an automotive dealership inventory management business. Prior to this, John worked as a private equity operator and Market President in Arizona for an Alpine Investors-backed Holdco, Apex Service Partners, where he was responsible for all operations and growth in the Southwest US, simultaneously serving as President of the Phoenix-based Ace Home Services along with three other local AZ businesses. Previously working as a syndicated and leveraged finance banker at Truist Securities, John has deep experience across a range of debt financed, sponsor-backed transactions, primarily in the industrials, building materials, waste and industrial services, defense, and entertainment sectors.

John is a retired US Army Green Beret and former infantry officer with multiple deployments in support of counter terror and counter narcotics missions in Afghanistan and multiple countries across South America. He received his B.S. in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.A. in Strategic Studies and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.