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{{Short description|American businessman}}
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'''Rupert Harris Johnson Jr.''' (born 1941) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the vice chairman of [[Franklin Resources]], a global investment management firm also called Franklin Templeton Investments.<ref name="business">[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=307686&privcapId=28121433&previousCapId=28703&previousTitle=FRANKLIN%20RESOURCES%20INC BusinessWeek biography]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Rupert Johnson, Jr">{{Cite web|title=Rupert Johnson, Jr.|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rupert-johnson-jr/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Rupert Johnson was born in 1941, the son of Rupert Harris Johnson (1900–1989) and Amybelle Siler. His brother, [[Charles B. Johnson|Charles]], is the chairman at Franklin Resources.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Rupert Johnson, Jr. |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rupert-johnson-jr/ |website=Forbes |accessdate=29 June 2021}}</ref>

Johnson graduated from [[Washington and Lee University]], then served as a [[Marine (military)|Marine]].<ref name="Forbes profile"/><ref name="uri">[http://www.uri.org/about_uri/presidents_council United Religions Initiative]</ref>

==Career==
In 1965, he joined his father at Franklin Resources, where he is vice chairman and director.<ref name="Forbes profile"/><ref name="business"/><ref name="Rupert Johnson, Jr"/>

As of January 2020, Johnson is worth US$3.8 billion.<ref name="Forbes profile"/>

==Philanthropy==
Johnson sits on the board of trustees at [[Santa Clara University]]<ref name="business"/><ref name="uri"/><ref>[http://www.scu.edu/about/administration/trustees.cfm Santa Clara University Board of Trustees]</ref> and was on the board of trustees at Washington and Lee University (1993–2002).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wlu.edu/x52009.xml | title=Emeritus Trustees | publisher=Washington and Lee University | accessdate=August 20, 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115113255/http://www.wlu.edu/x52009.xml | archivedate=November 15, 2012 }}</ref> He gave $100 million to Washington and Lee in June 2007, establishing a merit-based financial aid and curriculum enrichment program.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wlu.edu/x26096.xml | title=W&L Concludes Outstanding Fund-Raising Year | publisher=W&L | date=August 12, 2008 | accessdate=August 20, 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602010255/http://www.wlu.edu/x26096.xml | archivedate=June 2, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://sacs.wlu.edu/documents/100MillionGiftAnnouncement.pdf | title=Washington and Lee University Receives $100 Million Gift, One of the Largest Ever to a Liberal Arts College | publisher=W&L | date=June 7, 2007 | accessdate=August 20, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Johnson has made donations to the [[Asian Art Museum of San Francisco]] and the [[Delaware Art Museum]].<ref name="uri"/> He sits on the President's Council of the [[United Religions Initiative]].<ref name="uri"/>

==Personal life==
Johnson is married to Maryellie and lives in [[Burlingame, California]].<ref name="Forbes profile"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Franklin Templeton}}
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