John brings 4 decades of healthcare experience working in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, as well as the clinical research and development sector. He has held senior positions in marketing, strategic planning, business development and general management.

Prior to joining GeoVax in 2021 as the Head of Commercial Development & Operations, his most recent prior positions included the Executive Director of the Surgical Critical Care Initiative (SC2i), a precision medicine initiative at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Henry Jackson Foundation; System Director of the OhioHealth Research & Innovation Institute and CEO of PCTI Clinical Trials, Inc.. He also held positions at PAREXEL, CR Bard, Kendall Healthcare and Abbott. John holds a M.S. in Medical Physiology and a M.B.A. both from The Ohio State University.