Harry E. Johnson

Harry Edward Johnson (born September 29, 1954) is an American lawyer, academic, and businessman. Johnson is a former national president of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and was the president and CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc.

Early life Johnson was born September 29, 1954, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was James J. Johnson, a tax collector and police officer. While there, he was a member of the Thurgood Marshall Student Bar Association.

Career In 1986, Johnson established a private practice in Houston, Texas. He also was an adjunct lecturer at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law from 2000 to 2004. The foundation's mission, assigned by the President of the United States and the United States Congress, was to create the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Personal life Johnson and his wife, Karen Gorrell Johnson, have three children. They live in Houston, Texas.

Johnson served as the 31st national president of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity from 2001 to 2004, stepping down to work on the MLK Memorial. He served on the national board of Big Brothers Big Sisters, the National Urban League, the March of Dimes, and the AARP Foundation. He also served on the board of the Sam Houston Boy Scouts of America.