john sheridan (september 7, 1942 – september 28, 2014) was a lawyer from the u.s. state of new jersey. during the 1970s and 1980s he served in state government under republican governors william t. cahill and thomas kean. as the state's transportation commissioner during the latter governor's administration, he oversaw the transfer of commuter rail service in the state from conrail to new jersey transit. at the time of his death, he was president and chief executive officer of cooper health system, which has since named one of its buildings after him.