General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer
Serving as UNOS Corporate Counsel since 1995, John Persons' responsibilities include providing overall legal review, analysis, advice, oversight, and direction on all matters pertaining to the activities of the corporation and all affiliate corporations. Persons is also responsible for monitoring all contract compliance issues and deliverables, including subcontractor agreements; managing general contract administration functions for the Federal OPTN contract; serving as authority on all Board matters and issues; and the timely preparation of materials for every Board meeting for the corporation and for all affiliate corporations.
Before becoming UNOS' Corporate Counsel, Persons held the post of Director of Contracts and Grant Administration from 1987 to 1995.
Persons spent several years working with the health care industry as a contract administrator and director of operations prior to joining UNOS.
He earned a bachelor's of science in business administration from Auburn University, and a J.D. from Mercer University. His memberships include the Virginia State Bar, the Georgia State Bar, the Phi Delta Phi Legal Society, and the American Bar Association.