- Products
- News
- Resources
- Company
- Marketplace Login
- Book A Demo
John Tassone is the Director of Investments for Forbes Family Trust. Forbes Family Trust is a multi-family office serving institutions and single-family offices as an outsourced investment advisor. The firm represents over 250 families and 50 institutions globally. John is senior member of the investment team responsible for manager due diligence and monitoring of both public and private investments, as well as asset allocation, portfolio construction, and risk management for client families.
John takes the Dakota Live! team in this special edition episode through Forbes Family Trust’s approach to asset allocation, the firm’s manager research and underwriting process, and what a potential client partnership looks like with their firm. Join us as we come to better understand Forbes Family Trust and their allocation to various asset classes and investment strategies.
Also Available On
John has over 25 years of experience across multiple disciplines within the investment advisory, family office, and financial services industries. At Forbes, John is senior member of the investment team responsible for manager due diligence and monitoring of both public and private investments, as well as asset allocation, portfolio construction, and risk management for client families.
During his career, John has held senior roles at various wealth management firms including GenSpring Family Offices, as well as founding an investment advisory firm focused on ultra-high net worth client families. Prior to GenSpring, John was an investment banker at Deutsche Bank in New York, where he helped originate and execute over 25 merger advisory, debt and private equity capital raises and public offerings worth in excess of $12 billion for family offices and institutions.
John received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from The Dyson School at Cornell University, his law degree from Albany Law School and an MBA in Accounting from the Union College Graduate School of Management. He is also a Board Member and Treasurer of the Wounded Veterans Relief Fund charitable organization.
Podcasts
By: Andrew O'Shea
October 25, 2022
Podcasts
The first episode of the Dakota Live! Podcast features special guest Floyd Simpson, as he discusses how he evaluates asset managers, approaches due diligence meetings, considers asset allocation decisions, and more.
Podcasts
By: Gui Costin
November 1, 2022
Podcasts
The second episode of the Dakota Live! Podcast features special guest Zlata Gleason, as she discusses her approach to selling equity strategies in the context of the sales process she's developed with Indus Capital, an Asian Pacific equities investment manager, and more!
Podcasts
The third episode of the Dakota Live! Podcast features special guest Aldo Vultaggio, as he shares his manager research process, approach to sourcing alternative investments, current investment research focus, and more!
Dakota Live connects investment sales teams with allocators, and creates the content your team needs to do informed outreach to allocators in your asset class.
925 West Lancaster Ave
Suite 220
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Tel: (610) 642-1481
© Dakota 2025 | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
