Suzanne Nora Johnson
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Suzanne Nora Johnson is an American corporate law
yer and executive. Until 2007, she was Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs
, Chairman of the Global Markets Institute, head of the firm's Global Investment Research Division, and a member of the firm's Management Committee.
Johnson joined Goldman Sachs in 1985 and became a partner in 1992. While at Goldman Sachs, she has chaired the Pine Street/Goldman Sachs University Board and served as a Board Member on the Goldman Sachs Foundation. Prior to joining the firm, Johnson was an attorney with Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett and worked as a law clerk
on the United States Court of Appeals
.
In July 2008, Johnson was appointed to the board of American International Group (AIG).
Johnson currently serves on the boards of Intuit, the Brookings Institution
, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, The Broad Foundations, Children NOW, The Council for Excellence in Government
, the Markle Foundation
, RAND Health, TechnoServe
, the United Nations Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors, the United Nations Global Compact, the University of Southern California, and Women’s World Banking. She is on the Advisory Board of Councilors at Harvard Medical School (Departments of Cell Biology and Pathology). She is also an advisory board member to the Initiative on Financial Security at the Aspen Institute
. She served as Chair of the Visiting Committee for the Institute for Innovations at Southwestern Medical School at the University of Texas (2003, 2004) and as a member of the Visiting Committee at the Department of Embryology at the Carnegie Institution of Washington (2000, 2004) and Harvard Law School
(2006).
Johnson earned her Juris doctor
from Harvard Law School and her Bachelor of Arts
in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Southern California
. Forbes ranked her at 34 on its 2006 list of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women".
Corporate law
Corporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another. Corporate law is a part of a broader companies law...
yer and executive. Until 2007, she was Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
, Chairman of the Global Markets Institute, head of the firm's Global Investment Research Division, and a member of the firm's Management Committee.
Johnson joined Goldman Sachs in 1985 and became a partner in 1992. While at Goldman Sachs, she has chaired the Pine Street/Goldman Sachs University Board and served as a Board Member on the Goldman Sachs Foundation. Prior to joining the firm, Johnson was an attorney with Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett and worked as a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
on the United States Court of Appeals
United States court of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system...
.
In July 2008, Johnson was appointed to the board of American International Group (AIG).
Johnson currently serves on the boards of Intuit, the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, The Broad Foundations, Children NOW, The Council for Excellence in Government
Council for Excellence in Government
The Council for Excellence in Government was a public/private partnership organization initiated in the 1980s designed to improve the effectiveness of federal, state, and local government in the United States. The organization ceased to operate in 2009 and the majority of its staff and programs...
, the Markle Foundation
Markle Foundation
The Markle Foundation is an organization concerned with technology, health care, and national security.Emerging communications media and information technology create unprecedented opportunity to improve people's lives. The Markle Foundation works to realize this potential and promotes the use of...
, RAND Health, TechnoServe
TechnoServe
TechnoServe is a non-governmental organisation based in Washington, DC which helps entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, their communities and their...
, the United Nations Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors, the United Nations Global Compact, the University of Southern California, and Women’s World Banking. She is on the Advisory Board of Councilors at Harvard Medical School (Departments of Cell Biology and Pathology). She is also an advisory board member to the Initiative on Financial Security at the Aspen Institute
Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues." The...
. She served as Chair of the Visiting Committee for the Institute for Innovations at Southwestern Medical School at the University of Texas (2003, 2004) and as a member of the Visiting Committee at the Department of Embryology at the Carnegie Institution of Washington (2000, 2004) and Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
(2006).
Johnson earned her Juris doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from Harvard Law School and her Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. Forbes ranked her at 34 on its 2006 list of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women".