Francisco Jose Ochoa-Vargas

Francisco Ochoa is the son of Fernando Ochoa and Rosa Maria Vargas. He graduated from University School in Johnson City, Tennessee, earning Top 10 academic honors. During high school, he served as vice president and co-president of the French Club and Pep Club, was a member and captain of the cross country and soccer teams, and participated in the Beta Club. He is trilingual in Spanish, English, and French. He participated in the Tipton Haynes Summer Program as a junior board member.

Francisco earned a degree in Economics from Vanderbilt University and later completed a JD/MBA at Duke University. He is currently a Senior Manager at Bain & Company in Dallas, Texas, where he advises Fortune 500 executive teams and Private Equity investors, primarily on growth strategy engagements. He and his wife, Michelle, and family reside in Dallas. Francisco looks forward to one day returning to East Tennessee to help fuel business growth in the region.

The Niswonger Foundation was established in 2001 to make a positive and sustainable difference in education in Northeast Tennessee. This dream was envisioned by Scott M. Niswonger, who founded Landair Transport, Inc. and Forward Air Corporation. These companies were the first two Greeneville-based companies to be taken public in the history of Greene County, Tennessee. Jointly, the companies have combined annual revenue of over one-billion-dollars and employ more than 5000 people.

ADDRESS

223 North Main Street
P.O. Box 1508
Greeneville, TN 37744

PHONE

(423) 820-8181

FAX

(423) 588-5933