John Tyler

John Tyler graduated from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and subsequently served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He received the Juris Doctor degree from Emory University School of Law in 1973, where he earned the American Jurisprudence awards in Corporate Taxation, Taxation of Corporate Reorganizations, and Trial Practice. After graduating from Emory, John joined the international accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. where he practiced international tax planning and compliance. In 1976, he joined the Carter-Mondale Presidential Campaign where he served as Assistant Controller for the Campaign. In 1977, he joined the staff of the Regional and District Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) where he represented the IRS in U.S. Tax Court, as well as in handling criminal tax and collection matters. In 1979, John joined an Atlanta law firm where he later became a partner, practicing primarily in the areas of tax controver-sies, real estate, corporate, partnership and personal tax planning. In 1984, John and Bruce Jackson formed Jackson & Tyler. He is a member of the American Bar Association (member, section on taxation), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accounts. From 1999 to 2001, John was Chief Financial Officer of Conrad Holding and from 2001 to 2003 he was Chief Financial Officer of Biomass Gas & Electric, LLC.