Jenny Johnson

Jennifer Morrow Johnson (born 1964) is an American business executive who is the current president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Franklin Templeton Investments, a company founded in 1947 by her grandfather, Rupert H. Johnson Sr.

In 2023, Johnson ranked 61st in the Forbes list of World's 100 Most Powerful Women. American Banker put Johnson as No. 4 on its 2023 Most Powerful Women in Finance list.

Early life Johnson was born in 1964 in Morristown, New Jersey. Her father Charles B. Johnson was CEO of Franklin Resources while her mother Ann Johnson was a physician who had graduated from Stanford University School Medicine. Johnson is a third generational member of the Johnson family that had founded and managed Franklin Templeton Investments. She had six siblings.

Growing up, Johnson was the only one of the siblings who wanted to work in the family business. When she was 14, during school holidays she worked in the mailroom for a local fund company. She graduated in 1987 with a BA in Economics and Physical education. After graduation, her father encouraged her to move away from the family base near San Francisco to New York City to pursue a career in finance.

Career

In 1987, Johnson joined Drexel Burnham Lambert as a trainee. Lexington Partners and Putnam Investments. As a result, Franklin Templeton Investments' assets under management increased to over $1 trillion.

Personal life

Johnson was previously married to a tech entrepreneur and has divorced. She has two sons and three daughters.

Johnson is a keen horse rider and enjoys spending time with her children at her ranch in Montana.

Johnson serves on a variety of boards which include International Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the New York Stock Exchange board advisory council, Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer foundation, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Catalyst.

Johnson currently lives in Florida.