Mr L. John Wilkerson

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Bio

Mr John Wilkerson is a Founder, Senior Advisor at Galen, which he co-founded in 1990. His entire career has been focused on healthcare. John was formerly the Chairman of the Wilkerson Group, a leading healthcare consultancy, which was acquired by IBM in 1998. Prior to the Wilkerson Group, John was a Vice President at Smith Barney research, specializing in medical device industry analysis. John began his career as a Group Product Director for Ortho Diagnostics Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. Mr John currently serves on the board of Galen portfolio companies Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences Inc, and TPS (d/b/a Advanced Pharmacy Services). He is the immediate past Chairman of Atlantic Health Systems, a New Jersey hospital system. He is a trustee and former President of the Museum of American Folk Art and founder of the E L Rose Conservancy. Mr John earned a PhD from Cornell University, where he currently serves on their Council, and earned his BA at Utah State University.

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