James A. Johnson
James A. Johnson is a Vice Chairman of Perseus, LLC.[1]
Johnson holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and a Master's in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. [1]
In his early career, he was employed by the Dayton Hudson Corporation, worked as a staff member in the U.S. Senate, and was on the faculty of Princeton University.[1]
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.[1]
He was subsequently President of Public Strategies, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm he founded to advise corporations on strategic issues.[1]
He then served as Managing Director in Corporate Finance at Lehman Brothers.[1]
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 Perseus in 2001.[1]
Affiliations
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - former chairman.
- Brookings Institution - former chairman.
- Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. - director.
- Target Corporation - director.
- Forestar Real Estate Group - director.
- Council on Foreign Relations
- National Museum of African American History - council member.
- Harvard Kennedy School - visiting committee member.[1]
- Bilderberg - Steering Committee member.[2]
External Resources
- Carol D. Leonnig, Another Obama fundraiser is investor in car company that won federal loan, Washington Post, 28 October 2011.
