John Tyler

Secretary

John Tyler is vice president and corporate secretary of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he also served as general counsel for over ten years.

With Evelyn Brody, Mr. Tyler co-authored The Philanthropy Roundtable’s 2009 monograph How Public is Private Philanthropy? Separating Reality from Myth, which rejects the view that foundation assets are “public money.” In addition to serving on the board of the Roundtable, he serves and has served as a director and officer of several national and Kansas City–area nonprofit organizations, including serving as chair of the Philanthropic Collaborative. Mr. Tyler has been a member of the advisory board of New York University’s National Center for Philanthropy and the Law, and he currently advises the Alliance for Charitable Reform and Independent Sector’s Advisory Group on Nonprofit Effectiveness.

Prior to joining Kauffman in 1999, he practiced law as a commercial litigator with one of Kansas City’s largest law firms. The author of numerous legal articles, he speaks frequently on topics ranging from nonprofit governance to intellectual property and advancing university innovation.

Mr. Tyler received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Notre Dame.