John W. Childs (born 1941/1942) is an American billionaire businessman, the CEO and founder of J.W.
[2] Childs has worked for Prudential Insurance Company, and as the vice president of Canada Carbon.
[2] Childs worked for Thomas H. Lee Partners, where he arranged the purchase of Snapple.
[1] Childs is a major Republican donor, giving $1 million to Mitt Romney's campaign and $1.1 million to the Club for Growth, as well as donating to the campaigns of Congressmen Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan.
[3] In February 2019, Childs was charged with solicitation of prostitution in connection with a police investigation into Florida massage parlors.