Born and raised in Annapolis, John is a
fifth generation Annapolitan. Like his father and grandfather, John is a
familiar figure in yachting circles. His grandfather and father were both
Commodores of the Annapolis Yacht Club - his grandfather the first; his father
the youngest.
John coached sailing with the U.S. Naval Academy. He regularly participates in
offshore racing and has cruised the Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean,
Caribbean, and China Sea.
His Insurance career began in 1975 and he
has studied insurance at the University of Iowa and the University of
Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business.