John Hushon graduated from Brown University and Harvard Law School. He practiced international corporate law for many years. In 1995 he became CEO of the international subsidiary of a US domestic energy company which, under his leadership, grew into one of the largest in the world. He took early retire- ment and enrolled in theological graduate studies. With full time studies at Washington Theological Union and summers at the University of Notre Dame, he received a Masters in Theology, then began work on a doctorate, focusing on Christian and Jewish Sacred Scripture and First Century History.