John-Austin is a trusted advisor to leaders in the investment management industry as they address their most pressing strategic challenges. He has been a part of the founding moments for asset owners (major endowments, foundations and family offices) and has invested in or advised dozens of investment firms while they were similarly in their formative stages. Likewise, his years as an institutional LP have given him the chance to learn from and invest in some of the world’s most prominent investment organizations. In 2017, John-Austin launched High Country Advisors.

Previously, John-Austin served as the founding President and Chief Investment Officer for UC Berkeley's endowment management company. Before joining Berkeley in 2009, he served on the private capital team at Cambridge Associates and the founding investment team at the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation. He began his career financing companies in roles as a commercial banker and as a venture investor.

John-Austin is a CFA Charterholder and earned his MBA from Duke University and a BA in Economics from UC San Diego.