A lifelong resident of Palm Beach County, Mr. Johnson is an insurance industry veteran; he was president and shareholder of Cornelius Johnson & Clark, Inc. In 1976, he founded Flagler National Bank and later was its chairman, before selling the bank to SunTrust Bank and then serving on the South Florida board of SunTrust. He is currently managing partner of Flagler Center and president of Johnson Investment Group and Johnson Farms, Inc. A graduate of Duke University, he is a member of the board of visitors of Duke University Medical Center, the Johns Hopkins Prostate Cancer Advisory Board and the board of trustees of Palm Beach Atlantic University. Most recently, he and his wife, Pat, provided funds to open the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum. The Johnsons have 5 children, 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.