John Bauknight

Vice Chair

John Bauknight is Principal and Senior Associate of Roadstead Real Estate Advisors Upstate, LLC, a Spartanburg-based investment firm. In 2007, John and business partner Nick Wildrick acquired RJ Rockers Brewing Company of Spartanburg. Bauknight along with founder and Brewmaster Mark Johnsen relocated the Brewery back to downtown Spartanburg in 2009.

John continues to be heavily involved in Spartanburg County’s entrepreneurial community, including helping to launch the Spartanburg Angel Network in 2015. He is also a member of the Wofford College Board of Trustees and is a Liberty Fellow, Class of 2010.