Brett M. Johnson
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Brett M. Johnson is an American businessman, founder and CEO of Benevolent Capital, which invests in professional sports, real estate, private equity, and venture capital. He is also the founder and partner of Fortuitous Partners.[1] Johnson owns or invests in several football clubs, including Ipswich Town F.C., Phoenix Rising FC., and Rhode Island FC.[2][3][4]
Brett Johnson received his Undergraduate Degree from Brown University and MBA from Pepperdine University.[1][2] Johnson began his professional career as an associate at Montgomery Securities in 1994, where he worked for one year. He then joined Targus, a global mobile computing accessories company, where he held several positions over ten years, including sales director, managing director for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific, and president.[2][5] Brett Johnson founded Benevolent Capital in 2005, a private equity fund with investments in real estate, manufacturing, and consumer brands, and has been serving as CEO since its inception.[6] In August 2010, Johnson became CEO of Forward Industries, a NASDAQ-listed company that designs and markets accessories for consumer electronics, where he served until August 2012. He then joined Greenwood & Hall, an education management company, serving as president from 2013 to 2015. Concurrently, from 2012 to 2015, Johnson was a board member at Blyth Inc., a multichannel direct selling company.
References
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- ^ a b c Rueter, Jeff. "Q&A: Ipswich Town, Phoenix Rising owner Brett Johnson". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ Amaral, Brian (May 31, 2023). "5 things we learned from our interview in LA with Rhode Island FC's Brett Johnson - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
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