Suzanne Nora Johnson (born June 14, 1957) is an American corporate lawyer and executive. Until 2007, she was vice chairman of

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, chair of the Global Markets Institute, head of the firm's Global Investment Research Division, and a member of the firm's management committee. Johnson joined Goldman Sachs in 1985 and became a partner in 1992. While at Goldman Sachs, she chaired the Pine Street/Goldman Sachs University board and served as a board member on the

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. Prior to joining the firm, Johnson was an attorney with

Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is an international white shoe law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm specializes in litigation and corporate practices, particularly mergers and acquisitions, with over 1,000 attorneys in 11 offices worl ...

and worked as a

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on the

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. In July 2008, Johnson was appointed to the board of American International Group (AIG). Johnson is lead independent director at

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and serves on the board of directors at

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, and VISA. Johnson is co-chair of the

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and serves on the boards of several other nonprofit institutions: The Broad Museum, The Broad Foundation, the

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, the

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. On June 16, 2022, the

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announced Johnson was elected Chair of the Board of Trustees, replacing Rick Caruso and making her the first womean to hold the position. A USC alumna, Johnson joined the USC Board of Trustees in 1998. She is an advisory board member to the Initiative on Financial Security at the

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. Johnson is also a member of the Global Agenda Council for the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems for the

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. She served as chairman of the visiting committee for the Institute for Innovations at Southwestern Medical School at the Southwestern Medical School,

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(2003, 2004) and as a member of the visiting committee at the Department of Embryology at the

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(2000, 2004) and

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(2006). Johnson earned her

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from Harvard Law and her

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in interdisciplinary studies from the USC. ''

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'' ranked her at 34 on its 2006 list of " The World's 100 Most Powerful Women". On June 16, 2022, USC announced Johnson has been elected Chair of the Board of Trustees, replacing Rick Caruso.

Honors and awards

She was American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow of 2019.

References

External links

Press release from Goldman Sachs
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