John Saunders joined Gates Capital Management in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Saunders was head of business development at Moon Capital Management, an equity market neutral hedge fund. He began his career as a sell-side equity research analyst (covering REITs) at JP Morgan, and later CSFB and Banc of America Securities. At Princeton he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was selected for Phi Beta Kappa.