Jerry L. Johnson
Director/Board Member at ChanceLight, Inc.
Profile
Jerry Johnson joined Halifax in 2021 as a Partner, after working with Halifax as an Operating Executive since 2020.
He also currently serves on the Investment Committee.
Jerry provides leadership in the sourcing, evaluation, execution and development of investments.
Prior to joining Halifax, Jerry served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Strategy and Investor Relations at Enpro Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NPO), a niche manufacturer of proprietary engineered products.
Previously, he was a founding member and Partner of middle-market private equity firm RLJ Equity Partners, where he sourced and executed business services investments totaling over $1 billion of enterprise value.
He has been involved in all phases of the firm’s development since 2007, along with co-founders Robert L.
Johnson and the Carlyle Group.
Jerry’s career also includes experience as a merchant banker with Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette and as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company.
Mr. Johnson earned the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service when serving as a White House Fellow under President George W.
Bush.
He is currently a member of the New York Economic Club, the Young Presidents’ Organization, and both the University of Tennessee’s Investment Advisory Council, and the College of Engineering’s Board of Advisors.
He is also a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Johnson received his M.B.A.
from Harvard Business School and his B.S.
in chemical engineering, summa cum laude, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
At the University of Tennessee, he was president of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.
He was recognized with the university’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009.
Jerry L. Johnson active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
---|---|---|
The Halifax Group LLC
The Halifax Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Halifax Group LLC (Halifax) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Williams L. Rogers and David W. Dupree. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. | Private Equity Investor | 31/12/2020 |
Noblis, Inc.
Noblis, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Noblis, Inc. engages in provision of science based technology and strategy consulting services. It supports government and industry clients in the areas of national security, intelligence, transportation, healthcare, environmental sustainability, and enterprise engineering. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Director/Board Member | 26/04/2021 |
ChanceLight, Inc.
ChanceLight, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ChanceLight, Inc. provides behavior therapy and alternative and special education programs for children and young adults. It operates various service divisions: Early Autism Project, Ombudsman Educational Services, and Spectrum Center Schools and Programs. The firm?s Early Autism Project division provides home, clinic and school-based Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for children and young adults aged 20 months to 21 years with autism spectrum and related disorders; Ombudsman Educational Services division provides alternative programs for dropout prevention and credit recovery; and Spectrum Center Schools and Programs division serves children and young adults aged five to 22 who have autism spectrum disorders, developmental delays, emotional disturbances, behavioral challenges or other special needs. It also provides supplemental special education to public schools by operating nonpublic schools for students with special needs, as well as special education classrooms within public school buildings. The company was founded by Mark Claypool and Timothy F. Nicholson in 1999 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Director/Board Member | - |
University of Tennessee | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Ariel Alternatives LLC
Ariel Alternatives LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of ACMI, Inc., Ariel Alternatives LLC is a private asset management firm that aims to scale sustainable minority-owned businesses to serve as leading vendors to Fortune 500 companies. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The firm's inaugural fund, Project Black, invests in businesses that are not currently minority-owned, as well as existing minority-owned businesses, forging a new class of black and brown entrepreneurs. Through its portfolio companies, Project Black plans to close the racial wealth gap by generating jobs and economic growth within underrepresented communities. The company was founded by Leslie A. Brun, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Private Equity Investor | 31/10/2021 |
Former positions of Jerry L. Johnson
Companies | Position | End |
---|---|---|
ENPRO INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/12/2021 |
American Capital Asset Management LLC
American Capital Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. | Private Equity Investor | 30/12/2009 |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Private Equity Analyst | 30/12/1996 |
RLJ Equity Partners LLC
RLJ Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance RLJ Equity Partners LLC(RLJ Equity Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of RLJ Companies, founded by Robert L. Johnson and The Carlyle Group in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. | Founder | - |
Training of Jerry L. Johnson
Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
University of Tennessee | Undergraduate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Connections
1st degree connections
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
Listed companies | 1 |
---|---|
ENPRO INC. | Producer Manufacturing |
Private companies | 7 |
---|---|
The Halifax Group LLC
The Halifax Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Halifax Group LLC (Halifax) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Williams L. Rogers and David W. Dupree. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. | Finance |
Noblis, Inc.
Noblis, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Noblis, Inc. engages in provision of science based technology and strategy consulting services. It supports government and industry clients in the areas of national security, intelligence, transportation, healthcare, environmental sustainability, and enterprise engineering. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Commercial Services |
RLJ Equity Partners LLC
RLJ Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance RLJ Equity Partners LLC(RLJ Equity Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of RLJ Companies, founded by Robert L. Johnson and The Carlyle Group in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. | Finance |
ChanceLight, Inc.
ChanceLight, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ChanceLight, Inc. provides behavior therapy and alternative and special education programs for children and young adults. It operates various service divisions: Early Autism Project, Ombudsman Educational Services, and Spectrum Center Schools and Programs. The firm?s Early Autism Project division provides home, clinic and school-based Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for children and young adults aged 20 months to 21 years with autism spectrum and related disorders; Ombudsman Educational Services division provides alternative programs for dropout prevention and credit recovery; and Spectrum Center Schools and Programs division serves children and young adults aged five to 22 who have autism spectrum disorders, developmental delays, emotional disturbances, behavioral challenges or other special needs. It also provides supplemental special education to public schools by operating nonpublic schools for students with special needs, as well as special education classrooms within public school buildings. The company was founded by Mark Claypool and Timothy F. Nicholson in 1999 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Commercial Services |
Ariel Alternatives LLC
Ariel Alternatives LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of ACMI, Inc., Ariel Alternatives LLC is a private asset management firm that aims to scale sustainable minority-owned businesses to serve as leading vendors to Fortune 500 companies. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The firm's inaugural fund, Project Black, invests in businesses that are not currently minority-owned, as well as existing minority-owned businesses, forging a new class of black and brown entrepreneurs. Through its portfolio companies, Project Black plans to close the racial wealth gap by generating jobs and economic growth within underrepresented communities. The company was founded by Leslie A. Brun, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Finance |
American Capital Asset Management LLC
American Capital Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. | Finance |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
- Stock Market
- Insiders
- Jerry L. Johnson