Suzanne Nora Johnson
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| Born | Suzanne Michael Nora May 14, 1957 |
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Suzanne Nora Johnson (born May 14, 1957) is a prominent American attorney and corporate leader. She held the position of vice chairman at Goldman Sachs until 2007, where she also led the Global Markets Institute, directed the Global Investment Research Division, and was part of the management committee. Since 2022, she has been serving as chairperson of Intuit.
Education
Johnson completed her Juris doctor degree at Harvard Law School and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Southern California.
Career
Beginning her tenure at Goldman Sachs in 1985, Johnson achieved partnership status by 1992. She led the Pine Street/Goldman Sachs University board and was a member of the Goldman Sachs Foundation board. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Johnson practiced law at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett and clerked for the United States Court of Appeals.
Currently, she serves as lead independent director at Intuit and holds board memberships at both Pfizer and VISA.
Board and advisory roles
In July 2008, Johnson joined the board of American International Group (AIG).
She co-chairs the Brookings Institution and participates on boards of several nonprofit organizations including The Broad Museum, The Broad Foundation, the Carnegie Institution for Science, and the Markle Foundation. On June 16, 2022, Johnson was named Chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of Southern California, becoming the first woman in this role after succeeding Rick Caruso. A USC graduate herself, she has been a trustee since 1998. Additionally, Johnson is an advisory board member for the Initiative on Financial Security at the Aspen Institute and is involved with the Global Agenda Council on Financial and Monetary Systems under the World Economic Forum.
Her past roles include chairing the visiting committee for the Institute for Innovations at Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas (2003–2004), as well as serving on visiting committees at the Department of Embryology at the Carnegie Institution of Washington (2000, 2004) and at Harvard Law School (2006).
Honors and awards
In 2006, Forbes placed her 34th on its list titled "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women."
She was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019.