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Basic Info edit
Types Person, Business Person
Birthplace Benson, MN
Date of Birth Dec 24 '43
Gender Male
Aliases Jim Johnson

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Analyst notes about James A Johnson
Matthew  Hillary Clinton reportedly met reportedly met Barack Obama at Goldman director and former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson's home to discuss conceding the Democratic primary http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2008/06/0...
over 2 years ago

Mr. Johnson has been a Vice Chairman of Perseus, L.L.C., a merchant banking and private equity firm, since April 2001. From January 2000 to March 2001, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive... more »

Relationships Interlocks Giving
Family
Maxine Isaacs   an accomplished public policy practitioner and scholar
  • wife (Jan '85→Dec '10)
    • Friends & Colleagues
    Richard M Daley   Former Mayor of Chicago
  • Social   [ +1 ]
    • Bill Daley   Obama White House chief of staff (2011-); former JPMorgan executive and...
  • friend
    • John Kerry   US Senator from Massachusetts
  • close friend
    • Richard C Holbrooke   American Diplomat and Investment Banker
  • close friend
    • Kati Marton   She is an actress and journalist.
  • close friend
    • Government Positions
    US Senate
  • Staff Member (past)
    • Business Positions
    Fannie Mae   federal mortgage giant
  • CEO ('91→'98)   [ +1 ]
    • Goldman Sachs   Investment Firm fka Goldman, Sachs & Co.
  • Director ('99→)
    • KB Home   National home building operations
  • Director (past)
    • Target Corporation   retail company
  • Director ('96→)
    • UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   Major health insurer, with headquarters in Minneonka MN
  • Director (past)
    • Temple-Inland
  • Director (past)
    • Perseus LLC   Merchant Bank and Private Equity Fund Management
  • Vice Chairman/Board Member
    • Forestar Group   FORESTAR IS A GROWTH COMPANY COMMITTED TO MAXIMIZING LONG-TERM...
  • Director
    • Public Strategies
  • Founder
    • Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc   formerly the 4th largest investment bank in the...
  • Managing Director (?→'90)
    • In The Office Of
    Walter F Mondale   Vice President under Jimmy Carter
  • Executive Assistant to Vice President (past)
    • Other Positions & Memberships
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    Brookings Institution   Major Washington think tank
  • Honorary Trustee   [ +1 ]
    • Council on Foreign Relations   The most prestigious US foreign policy think tank
  • Member
    • Trilateral Commission
  • Member
    • Obama for America
  • Advisor (Jun '08) *
    • The Hamilton Project   Economic policy think tank founded by Robert Rubin and Roger...
  • Advisory board member
    • American Friends of Bilderberg   The IRS classifies this as a private foundation....
  • Member
    • National Museum of African-American History Council   This museum seeks to...
  • Council Member
    • Humphrey School of Public Affairs   FKA Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at...
  • Advisor
    • Public Strategies   Consulting firm founded by Richard Holbrooke and James Johnson,...
  • co-founder ('81→'85)
    • Committee for Economic Development   Business-led economic policy think tank
  • Trustee
    • Education
    University of Minnesota
  • Undergraduate (?→'65) ⋅ BA
    • Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
  • Graduate (?→'68) ⋅ Master of Public Administration
    • Services/Transactions
    Angelo R Mozilo   Former chairman and CEO of Countrywide Financial
  • a business associate
    • Donation/Grant Recipients
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    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
  • 5 contributions ⋅ $72500 ('03→'07)
    • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  • 9 contributions ⋅ $69800 ('01→'08)
    • DNC-Non-Federal Individual
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $50000 ('00)
    • Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $25000 ('02)
    • Democratic National Committee
  • 3 contributions ⋅ $22500 ('92→'08)
    • Barack Obama   President of the United States
  • 6 contributions ⋅ $20600 ('03→'08)
    • Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $10000 ('01)
    • Harry Reid   US Senator and Representative from Nevada
  • 4 contributions ⋅ $9600 ('09)
    • Chris Dodd   President & CEO of MPAA; former US Senator from CT
  • 6 contributions ⋅ $7000 ('92→'09)
    • Searchlight Leadership Fund   Affiliate: Harry Reid (D-Nev)
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $6500 ('07→'08)