Broderick D. Johnson

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Broderick D. Johnson
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Johnson in 2016
White House Cabinet Secretary
In office
January 13, 2014 –January 20, 2017
Education College of the Holy Cross (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)

Broderick D. Johnson (born 1956 or 1957) is an American lawyer who served as the White House Cabinet Secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017. He is currently the Executive Vice President at Comcast [2] and a former partner at Bryan Cave. [3] He also serves as the Chair of the My Brother's Keeper Task Force. [4]

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Johnson was among the twenty-two highest paid White House staffers in 2014. [5]

Education

Broderick Johnson received his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross in 1978 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. [4] [6]

Career

Johnson began his career in the United States House of Representatives, where he worked on drafting legislation including the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. [7] He later served as chief counsel to the House Committee on the District of Columbia and as Democratic chief counsel to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. [6] In the Clinton administration, Johnson served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. [8]

In the private sector, Johnson was previously a vice president at AT&T and Bell South corporations. Johnson has practiced law with Bryan Cave and co-founded a strategic consulting business. [4] Johnson is also an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the University of Michigan Law School, where he teaches government relations. [6]

Personal life

Johnson is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Michele Norris, and their three children. [4] [9]

He has served as a board director of many groups, including Concerned Black Men, Project Northstar, and the Center for American Progress Action Fund. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Washington Post – Broderick Johnson
  2. ↑ "Broderick Johnson". Comcast . Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Broderick D. Johnson". Bryan Cave. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "White House Profile". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved 12 August 2015– via National Archives.
  5. ↑ Korte, Gregory (2014-07-01). "22 White House staffers make $172,200 a year". USA Today .
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Johnson, Broderick". University of Michigan. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Broderick Johnson". whitehouse.gov . 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2019-01-08– via National Archives.
  8. ↑ "Broderick D. Johnson". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Revolving Door: Broderick D Johnson Employment Summary | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
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