Gregory Eugene Johnson (born 1961/1962) is an American businessman, and the executive chairman of

Franklin Templeton Investments Franklin Resources, Inc. is an American multinational holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton; it is a global investment firm founded in New York City in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc. It is ...

, a company founded in 1947 by his grandfather, Rupert H. Johnson Sr.

Early life

Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and business administration from

Washington and Lee University , mottoeng = "Not Unmindful of the Future" , established = , type = Private liberal arts university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.092 billion (2021) , president = William C. Dudley , provost = Lena Hill , city = Lexingto ...

Career

Johnson was CEO of Franklin from January 2004 to 2021. In 2011, he earned US$6.61 million, and $49.93 million over the past five years. In June 2013, Johnson succeeded his father,

Charles B. Johnson Charles Bartlett Johnson (born January 6, 1933) is an American billionaire businessman, with an estimated net worth of around $6.1 billion. Early life Charles Bartlett Johnson was born in 1933 in Montclair, New Jersey, to Rupert Harris Johnson ...

, as chairman of

Personal life

Johnson has a son and a daughter.

References

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