Rupert Harris Johnson Jr. (born 1941) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the vice chairman of

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, a global investment management firm also called Franklin Templeton Investments.BusinessWeek biography
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Early life

Rupert Johnson was born in 1941, the son of Rupert Harris Johnson (1900–1989) and Amybelle Siler. His brother,

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, is the chairman at Franklin Resources. Johnson graduated from

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, then served as a Marine.United Religions Initiative
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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

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and was on the board of trustees at Washington and Lee University (1993–2002). He gave $100 million to Washington and Lee in June 2007, establishing a merit-based financial aid and curriculum enrichment program. Johnson has made donations to the

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and the

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. He sits on the President's Council of the

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Personal life

Johnson is married to Maryellie and lives in

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