John D. Bunzel

A graduate of the Juilliard School, John (he/him) spent over 20 years working in the entertainment industry as a writer/producer and production executive, overseeing the production, sale and delivery of numerous multi-million dollar films around the world. A Certified Financial Planner Practitioner, he was a wealth advisor at Merrill Lynch before moving to Morgan Stanley in 2009 and later was a co-founder of The 310 Group, a team based in Beverly Hills, California.

John is also passionate about philanthropic causes and non-profit board service. In addition to Camp Nor’wester, he is also a board member of TreePeople, an environmental organization and land trust, Shakespeare Center Los Angeles, which provides urban theater and education, and serves as a Trustee for The Franklin Cole Foundation. Past board service includes: board member (and past chair) at New Horizons, an organization that serves individuals with special needs; Trustee at The Wesley School, an independent K-8 school located in North Hollywood, CA; board member at The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company, and former board chair for The C5 Youth Foundation of Southern California (formerly the Camp Coca-Cola Foundation of L.A.) He is also an accomplished playwright. John and his wife, Florie, are the proud parents of two children, Jordan and Maggie, and reside in Sherman Oaks, CA. He was a camper at Nor’wester from 1969 to 1975 and was a staff member for five years. He currently chairs the finance committee.