Huffines joined J.P. Morgan in 1991 and is currently Global Chairman of Investment Banking. Starting in the Mergers and Acquisitions group, where he was healthcare focused, Huffines was Co-Head of the Global Healthcare Investment Banking Group from 2002 – 2010 and promoted to Vice Chairman in 2011. Huffines has advised numerous healthcare companies on strategic transactions. In addition to the Center for the Business of Health, he currently serves on the boards of the Hastings Center for Biomedical Ethics, University of Virginia’s Darden School, the University of North Carolina’s Board of Visitors, and Solid Biosciences.

Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Huffines worked at Alex Brown & Sons, specializing in equity financings and advisory assignments for emerging growth companies. He has a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in English and Economics and has an MBA degree from the University of Virginia.