John D. Fowler Jr.
Independent Director
Mr. Fowler was appointed as a director on March 1, 2026. Mr. Fowler has over 30 years of healthcare and finance leadership experience. He is currently chair of the board of trustees of the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation. Previously, he spent 14 years at Wells Fargo Securities in senior leadership roles, including vice chairman, Corporate and Investment Banking. Prior to Wells Fargo, Mr. Fowler held positions as vice chairman of investment banking at Deutsche Bank, head of Health Care Services Banking at JPMorgan, and head of Health Care Banking at Salomon Brothers. Mr. Fowler was also president of Large Scale Biology Corporation, a publicly traded biotech company; a founding partner of Bio-Strategic Directors, a biotech consulting firm; and managing partner of Baycrest Capital, a private equity investment firm. He has served on various corporate boards of directors, including Beverly Enterprises (lead outside director), Large Scale Biology Corporation and Optical Dynamics. Mr. Fowler earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Virginia.