Rupert Johnson Jr.

Rupert Harris Johnson Jr. (born 1941) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist.

[3] Johnson graduated from Washington and Lee University, then served as a Marine.

[3][4] In 1965, he joined his father at Franklin Resources, where he is vice chairman and director.

[6] He gave $100 million to Washington and Lee in June 2007, establishing a merit-based financial aid and curriculum enrichment program.

[4] He sits on the President's Council of the United Religions Initiative.