Jack Wyant

John H. “Jack” Wyant (born 1946) is an American businessman and venture capitalist who founded Blue Chip Venture Company. in 1990. In 2013 he is its Managing Director. Early life and education Wyant was raised in Hamilton, Ohio, and graduated from Garfield High School there in 1964. He attended Denison University from 1964 to 1968. Wyant was elected president of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity in 1967, and he led his local chapter to accept its first African American member in 1968; the fraternity had had a “White Christian” policy since 1848. Career After graduating from Denison, Wyant worked in brand management at the Procter & Gamble Company. After Procter & Gamble, Wyant joined the Kings Island division of Taft Broadcasting Company.