John Sholar, JD

John is a seasoned biotech executive, having served at various times over the years as jCyte’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and now as jCyte’s Chief Executive Officer.
He brings to jCyte more than 25 years of experience, serving as the head of North American legal for a large publicly traded pharmaceutical company, in private practice as a law firm partner focused on intellectual property development and pharmaceutical patent licensing and litigation, and in the military as a Naval Officer leading teams in new mission areas around the globe.
John earned his juris doctorate magna cum laude from the University of Illinois where he served as an editor of the Law Review and subsequently completed a federal appellate court clerkship in Washington, D.C.