Dr. John Lowry

John Lowry is a recognized authority on negotiation through his experience as a lawyer, business 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 has taught negotiation at the top ranked Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law and in Vanderbilt University’s Master’s in Management in Health Care program.

John serves as president of The Lowry Group, LLC (“TLG”). At TLG, he provides negotiation training and coaching for governmental entities, major insurance companies, law firms, health care organizations, and other businesses. He writes and speaks extensively on negotiation and is the author of Negotiation Made Simple, a top selling book published by HarperCollins in 2023. It is estimated John has helped his clients capture over $250 million in value through his training, coaching, and consulting services.

John is the host of the Negotiation Made Simple podcast. In 2016, John was selected by Harvard Business School to participate in its Young American Leaders Program. John was selected for the 2018 class of Leadership Tennessee. He is also an inductee of the Williamson County (TN) Business Hall of Fame.

John earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Pepperdine University. He received his juris doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law. He also completed graduate work in public policy at California State University, Sacramento while serving as a Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellow in the California Legislature.