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Mr.

James A. Johnson

(
1943
–
2020
)
Johnson Capital Partners
;
Washington, DC
Company executive (finance)
Area
Leadership, Policy, and Communications
Specialty
Business, Corporate, and Philanthropic Leadership
Elected
2001

 

James A. Johnson is Chairman of Johnson Capital Partners from 2001 to the present. He is also the senior advisor to the Chairman and CEO of Cranemere, LLC.  He was Vice Chairman of Perseus LLC from 2000-2012. Prior to joining Perseus, Johnson served as Vice Chairman (1990), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1991-1998), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (1999) of Fannie Mae.  Before joining Fannie Mae, Johnson was a Managing Director in Corporate Finance at Lehman Brothers. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, he was President of Public Strategies, a Washington, DC-based consulting firm he founded to advise corporations on strategic issues. From 1977 to 1981, Johnson was Executive Assistant to Vice President Walter F. Mondale, where he advised the Vice President on domestic and foreign policy and political matters. Earlier, he was employed by the Dayton Hudson Corporation (Target Corporation), worked as a staff member in the U.S. Senate, and was on the faculty of Princeton University.

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