Dr. John Lowry serves as president of Thrivence, LLC. In addition to leading the firm, John counsels clients on leadership, executive team effectiveness, strategy, real estate development and conflict management. He also provides strategic planning services for real estate firms, governmental entities and other businesses. John is a popular keynote speaker and is a recognized authority on negotiation through his experience as a lawyer, management consultant, entrepreneur, negotiation coach and university administrator. His results-focused, systematic approach to negotiation has been successfully implemented by thousands of professionals across the United States. John also serves as president of The Lowry Group, LLC (“TLG”). At TLG, he provides negotiation training and coaching for major insurance companies, health care organizations and other businesses. He also provides settlement counsel services in litigation matters. He teaches negotiation at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University's Caruso School of Law and lectures in Vanderbilt University’s Master’s in Management in Health Care program.John served as Senior Vice President for Advancement at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN where he led the largest fundraising campaign in university history raising more than $250 million. He is also the founder of Spark: Lipscomb’s Idea Center, a state-of-the-art corporate learning and innovation center that was a 2017 recipient of the INVEST Award given by the Nashville Downtown Partnership for downtown’s most innovative real estate investment project. In 2016, John was selected by Harvard Business School to participate in its Young American Leaders Program. John was also selected for the 2016 class of Leadership Tennessee, the 2018 class of Leadership Nashville and is an inductee of the Williamson County (TN) Business Hall of Fame. Prior to moving to Nashville, John practiced law with Strasburger & Price, LLP in Dallas, Texas. As an attorney, he represented hospitals and health care providers in professional liability and commercial disputes.