John Hater was named Investment Manager, General Motors Ventures LLC effective May 1, 2011.

John joined General Motors in 2007 and has held positions in Employment Cost Analysis, Powertrain Finance, Corporate Restructuring, and New Business Development prior to his appointment to GM Ventures. In these roles he has supported union negotiations, GM's bankruptcy proceedings, and the divestiture of Saab AB, among other projects.

Prior to joining GM, John worked as a Due Diligence Analyst at Raymond James and Associates providing qualitative and quantitative analysis of professional money managers for the Asset Management Services and Raymond James Consulting Services groups.

John received a master of business administration from Purdue University in 2007 and bachelor of science degrees in finance and management information systems from Florida State University in 2003.