John Tillman

John Tillman may refer to:

John Tillman (policy)

John Tillman is the chairman and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI), a nonprofit think tank that supports limited government and free-market principles. Tillman has served as the group's CEO since 2007.

In 2011, Tillman won the Roe Award from the State Policy Network. The annual award “pays tribute to those in the state public policy movement whose achievements have greatly advanced the free market philosophy.”

Tillman has appeared in national media outlets, including the Fox News Channel, the BBC, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal.

Before joining IPI, Tillman held roles with Americans for Limited Government and the Sam Adams Alliance. He serves on the board of the National Taxpayers Union.

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John Tillman (lacrosse)

John C. Tillman (born c. 1970) is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently the head coach for the University of Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse team. He previously served as the head coach at Harvard University and as an assistant coach at the Naval Academy and Ithaca College.

Early life

A native of Corning, New York, Tillman served in the United States Navy as a fleet support officer. He attended college at Colgate University before transferring to Cornell University. Upon transferring, he changed his lacrosse position from goalkeeper to defensive midfielder. Tillman earned a varsity letter with the Colgate Raiders in 1988 and with the Cornell Big Red in 1991. He graduated from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration in 1991.

Tillman played professionally in the National Lacrosse League for the Baltimore Thunder from 1997 to 1999 and the Washington Power in 2000. He also played at the amateur level for the Toyota Lacrosse Club, which won five consecutive Southern Division Championships and a world championship in 2000.