Ben F. Johnson III

Ben F. Johnson III is an American attorney and businessman, known as the managing partner at the law firm Alston & Bird and Chair of Invesco Ltd.

 Early life and education 
Johnson received his undergraduate degree from Emory University and later obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1968. He is the son of Ben F. Johnson, a Georgia state senator, and dean of the Emory University School of Law.

 Career 
Johnson started working as a commercial lawyer in 1971. He became Managing Partner of Alston & Bird from 1997 to 2008. In 2009, he became chair of Invesco Ltd., a global investment company, and stayed in that role until 2019.

He served as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Emory University. He retired in 2013 and was replaced by John Morgan. In 2014, Emory University gave him an honorary law degree and created a scholarship in his name.

He is serving as Chair of the Board for Woodward Academy and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and as a board member of The Carter Center and the Charles Loridans Foundation. In 2023, he received the Emory Medal from Emory University.

 Personal life 
Johnson is married to Ann Johnson, a founding member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus. They have two sons and two grandsons.

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