John Marr was appointed as Tyler’s chairman of the Board of Directors, in addition to his role as CEO, in January 2017, after serving as the company’s president and CEO for 12 years. In May 2018, the role was changed to executive chairman of the board when Lynn Moore took on the CEO role. John joined Tyler through its 1999 acquisition of Munis, where he served as president (1994-2004), and led the transformation of Munis from a local provider of municipal information systems to a nationwide leader in public sector software. In May of 2002, John was elected to Tyler's board of directors, and in July 2003, he took on the role of chief operating officer. He was promoted to president & CEO in July 2004. John is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and serves on the board of directors for Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine.