John Anderson

John R.
Anderson, the founder of Spring Creek Partners, has been in the venture capital industry since 1968 when he started his own firm, Androck Capital and SBIC.
He was an early investor in Silicon Valley in the late ’60s.
In 1972 he became the first limited partner in Eugene Kleiner and Tom Perkins’s first venture fund.
He is the senior partner of Anderson Enterprises, the Anderson family holding company, and has been active in the acquisition and management of small to medium-sized businesses.
He is the third generation in his business, originally started by his grandfather in 1915.
In 1968, he started a pharmaceutical packaging company, Anderson Packaging, Inc., which became one of the premier companies in its industry.
He is also the senior partner in Spring Creek Development Group, investing and developing real estate in and around the Rockford, Illinois area.
Mr. Anderson graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, in 1966.
He was a member of the Young Presidents Organization and the Chief Executives Organization.
He and his wife, Linda, married in 1968, have four children and thirteen grandchildren.
They lived most of their lives in Rockford, Illinois, where they raised their children.
They now split their time between Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and Naples, Florida.
Mr. Anderson is actively involved in various community and business organizations in both Rockford, the Geneva Lake Area, and Naples.
He enjoys competitive sailing, downhill skiing, tennis, gardening, and traveling.