Edward St. John Professorship in Cardiology
EDWARD ST. JOHN is the founder and chairman of St. John Properties, one of the nation’s largest and most successful privately-held commercial real estate firms, based in Baltimore, MD. Long recognized for personal and professional accomplishments, in 2018 St. John Properties was named the National Developer of the Year by NAIOP (The Commercial Real Estate Development Association) which is widely considered as the most prestigious award within the industry. Philanthropy is second nature to Mr. St. John — in 1998 he founded the Edward St. John Foundation, with the mission to provide financial assistance to formal education programs. Over the years, more than $65 million have been donated and pledged by the foundation, St. John Properties, and Mr. St. John. In 2014, Mr. St. John began making personal gifts to the Johns Hopkins Division of Cardiology to support the work of Dr. David Spragg and his ongoing efforts to build cross-disciplinary collaborations across Hopkins.