John S. Surface

John S. Surface joined the Board on April 1, 2022. Mr. Surface is the Chief Executive Officer of Covius Services and a member of the board of directors of Covius Holdings, Inc. 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’s business and leadership experience brings to the FRP Board valuable insights regarding business strategy and management.

Mr. Surface currently serves on the board of trustees of The Bolles School and has served on the boards of directors 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.