Nationality American Net worth 3.1 billion USD (2015) Name Herbert Johnson | Children 1 Spouse(s) divorced | |
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Alma mater Cornell UniversityS.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management Occupation Chairman and CEO, S. C. Johnson & Son Siblings S. Curtis Johnson, Helen Johnson-Leipold, Winnie Johnson-Marquart Parents Imogene Powers Johnson, Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr., Imogine Powers Johnson Nieces Piper Johnson, Taylor Johnson, Wynter Johnson, Hunter Johnson Similar People Samuel Curtis Johnson, S Curtis Johnson, Helen Johnson‑Leipold, Imogene Powers Johnson, Herbert Fisk Johnson | ||
Grandparents Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr. | ||
S c johnson chairman herbert fisk johnson iii offers a dad s perspective on work life balance
Herbert Fisk Johnson III (born May 19, 1957), known as "Fisk", is an American businessman. He is the fifth generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc of Racine, WI, as chairman and CEO.
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- S c johnson chairman herbert fisk johnson iii offers a dad s perspective on work life balance
- Herbert Fisk Johnson III
- Early life
- Education
- Career
- Public policy work
- Patents
- Charity
- Personal life
- References
Herbert Fisk Johnson III
Early life
He is the son of the late Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. and Imogene Powers Johnson, and the great-great-grandson of company founder Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr. Fisk, his three siblings and mother each have a net worth of $3 billion as of May 2015.
Education
He has a BA in Chemistry and Physics, 1979; Master of Engineering, 1980; MS in Physics, 1982; MBA in Marketing and Finance, 1984; and PhD in Physics, 1986 — all from Cornell University and Cornell's S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Career
He joined the family business in 1987 as a marketing associate and served in a number of roles. He was appointed chairman in 2000, and CEO in 2004.
On behalf of the company, he accepted a 2006 Ron Brown Award, a presidential award for corporate leadership.
Public policy work
He has served as a:
Patents
He is one of the inventors listed on U.S. Patent #7028405, entitled "Vibratory Shaver", and U.S. patent application #20060238136, entitled "Lamp and bulb for illumination and ambiance lighting".
Charity
His extended family is the named benefactor of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He has supported Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. On 28 January 2017, he and the SC Johnson company donated $150 million to Cornell to name the SC Johnson College of Business, which comprises the previously-endowed Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics, and the School of Hotel Administration.
Personal life
He is divorced with one child and lives in Racine, Wisconsin.