John Meyerholz has been in the insurance business for 35 years, serving over the years as General Counsel and Executive Vice President, with responsibilities for the Law Department, Regulatory Affairs, Human Resources, Corporate Services, Finance, Individual Insurance Operations, Audit and Information Services. His most recent assignment was as President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Insurance Society, Inc. in New York from 1992-2001. In his role, he reported to a Board of Directors of 36 Chief Executive Officers of insurance companies from more than 20 countries. The Society is a not-for-profit organization with almost 1,000 corporate and individual members from 90 nations around the world.

From 1987-1992, John was Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of Home Life Insurance in New York. He joined the company in 1982 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He also worked as Deputy Chief Counsel at the American Council of Life Insurance (ACLI) in Washington, DC. The ACLI is the leading life insurance trade association in the U.S. John started his career with the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company in Hartford, Connecticut.

John’s community involvement includes his current role as Trustee of Saint Barnabas Health Care System, which is the second-largest employer in New Jersey. He is also Chairman of its Audit Committee and a member of the Finance and Investment Committees. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and a member of its Finance Committee; a Trustee of the Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, and a member of its Nominating, Finance and Audit committees; and a Trustee of the Union Hospital and a member of its Planning Committee.

His interest in corporate governance is reflected in his current responsibility as Audit Chairman of New Jersey’s Saint Barnabas Health Care System, which is to implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, making the hospital system among the first not-for-profit organizations to voluntarily do so.

John currently serves on Foresters Board of Directors' Ethics & Governance and Human Resources & Compensation Committees.

John lives in Short Hills, New Jersey, with his wife Julianne. They have two daughters, a grandson and a granddaughter. They are proud grandparents and are fortunate to have them nearby.