John Surface

Mr. Surface is the Chief Executive Officer of Covius Services, LLC and a member of the Board of Covius. Mr. Surface previously had an 18-year tenure at EverBank Financial Corp, where he served as Senior Executive Vice President responsible for corporate strategy, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions and new growth initiatives.

Mr. Surface currently serves on the Board of Directors of FRP Holdings, Inc. and Southern Bankshares, Inc., the Board of Trustees of The Bolles School and as a member of the Jacksonville Civic Council. He has served on the Boards of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Habijax, LISC Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Museum of Science and History. He also previously served as a member of the Williams School Board of Advisors for Washington & Lee University.

Mr. Surface received a B.S. in Business Management, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Washington and Lee University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.