Leonard W. Johnson

Dr. Johnson founded Western Pacific in 1992.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Certified Investment Counselor, and a member of the Boston Society of Financial Analysts.
Dr. Johnson began his investing career in the investment management department of the Chemical Bank New York Trust Company (now Chase Manhattan Bank) in 1961.
From 1964 to 1983, he was a principal at David L.
Babson & Company, an investment counsel firm in Boston.
At Babson, he was a Senior Vice President and he managed portfolios for pension funds (including Oregon PERS), mutual funds and wealthy individuals.
The assets under his direct management totaled $750 Million.
From 1983 – 2000, Dr. Johnson was an Associate Professor at the School of Management at Boston University where he taught courses in Strategy, Leadership, and Organizational Behavior.
He is the co-author of The Middle Management Challenge, and is presently working on a book about entrepreneurs.
He has a BA from Cornell University, an MBA from New York University, and a Doctorate from Boston University.
He is a trustee of several foundations and educational institutions, including the Anna B.
Stearns Foundation, the Grimes-King Foundation, Red Acre Farm, and Proctor Academy.
He is not related to Roger Johnson.