Rupert Johnson Jr.

{{Short description|American businessman}}

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Rupert Harris Johnson Jr. (born 1941) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the vice chairman of Franklin Resources, a global investment management firm also called Franklin Templeton Investments.[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=307686&privcapId=28121433&previousCapId=28703&previousTitle=FRANKLIN%20RESOURCES%20INC BusinessWeek biography]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|title=Rupert Johnson, Jr.|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rupert-johnson-jr/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Forbes|language=en}}

Early life

Rupert Johnson was born in 1941, the son of Rupert Harris Johnson (1900–1989) and Amybelle Siler. His brother, Charles, is the chairman at Franklin Resources.{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Rupert Johnson, Jr. |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rupert-johnson-jr/ |website=Forbes |accessdate=29 June 2021}}

Johnson graduated from Washington and Lee University, then served as a Marine.[http://www.uri.org/about_uri/presidents_council United Religions Initiative]

Career

In 1965, he joined his father at Franklin Resources, where he is vice chairman and director.

As of January 2020, Johnson is worth US$3.8 billion.

Philanthropy

Johnson sits on the board of trustees at Santa Clara University[http://www.scu.edu/about/administration/trustees.cfm Santa Clara University Board of Trustees] and was on the board of trustees at Washington and Lee University (1993–2002).{{cite web | url=http://www.wlu.edu/x52009.xml | title=Emeritus Trustees | publisher=Washington and Lee University | accessdate=August 20, 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115113255/http://www.wlu.edu/x52009.xml | archivedate=November 15, 2012 }} He gave $100 million to Washington and Lee in June 2007, establishing a merit-based financial aid and curriculum enrichment program.{{cite web | url=http://www.wlu.edu/x26096.xml | title=W&L Concludes Outstanding Fund-Raising Year | publisher=W&L | date=August 12, 2008 | accessdate=August 20, 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602010255/http://www.wlu.edu/x26096.xml | archivedate=June 2, 2010 }}{{cite web | url=http://sacs.wlu.edu/documents/100MillionGiftAnnouncement.pdf | title=Washington and Lee University Receives $100 Million Gift, One of the Largest Ever to a Liberal Arts College | publisher=W&L | date=June 7, 2007 | accessdate=August 20, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Johnson has made donations to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the Delaware Art Museum. He sits on the President's Council of the United Religions Initiative.

Personal life

Johnson is married to Maryellie and lives in Burlingame, California.

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