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Jeh Johnson

Jeh Johnson

Keynote Speaker: Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security & General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense; Partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison, LLP.

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Jeh Johnson Biography

Jeh Johnson is the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. He served in that position from December 2013 to January 2017. Johnson now practices law again in New York City at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP. Johnson has been affiliated with Paul, Weiss off and on since 1984, and he was elected the firm’s first African American partner in 1993. In private life Johnson has also been a regular commentator on NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, CNN, FOX, FOX Business, NPR and Bloomberg News. He is on the board of directors of Lockheed Martin, U.S. Steel, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Center for a New American Security and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City.

Prior to becoming Secretary of Homeland Security, Johnson was appointed by President Obama to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense (2009-2012) and appointed by President Clinton to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force (1998-2001). Earlier in his career, Johnson was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1989-1991).

Johnson is a graduate of Morehouse College (1979) and Columbia Law School (1982), and the recipient of ten honorary degrees. He has debated at both the Oxford and Cambridge Unions in England and is an honorary life member of the Cambridge Union.

In December 2018 Johnson was presented with the Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Award at the Reagan Presidential Library in California, for “contribut[ing] greatly to the defense of our nation,” and “guiding us through turbulent times with courage and wisdom.”

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Jeh Johnson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Political, Government and Coast Guard.

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Jeh Johnson generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Jeh Johnson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Political, Government and Coast Guard. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jeh Johnson for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Jeh Johnson generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Donna Brazile, Angela Rye and Maya L. Harris. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jeh Johnson for an upcoming event.

Jeh Johnson Videos

Graduation 2018: The Honorable Jeh Charles Johnson Delivers ...
Homeland Security in the Age of ISIL

Jeh Johnson Reviews

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