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John Atwater

Manager of the General Partner at Prime Finance Advisor

Officer recordForm ADV filed 19 May 2026

John Atwater is Manager of the General Partner of Prime Finance Advisor, L.P., a San Francisco investment adviser.

Career

John Atwater has been Manager of the General Partner of Prime Finance Advisor since February 2012. John Atwater is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. John Atwater is a graduate of Brown University and Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Prime Finance Advisor, L.P. is a San Francisco, CA firm with $22.2B under management, 73 clients and 91 advisers across 3 offices, as of its May 2026 filing.

John Atwater is a co-founding partner of Prime Finance. He founded Prime Group in 1989 and is its co-chairman and chief executive officer.

The IAPD individual lookup on 17 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Credentials and registrations

Individual registration and examination information for John Atwater is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.

Officer record

Full name
John Atwater
CRD
1220073
Record basis
Form ADV officer listing

Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.

Common questions

Where does John Atwater work?

John Atwater has been Manager of the General Partner of Prime Finance Advisor, L.P. since February 2012, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 19 May 2026

Leadership at Prime Finance Advisor

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 1220073. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Prime Finance Advisor, L.P., filed 19 May 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. John Atwater — official biography and background. Biography, education.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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