Charles Bartlett Johnson is a Montclair, New Jersey born American businessman who is best known for being the chairman at Franklin Resources which is a mutual fund company. Born on 6 January 1933, Charles is also noted for being one of the richest people in the world who, in 2015 is ranked as 208th richest by Forbes magazine. Charles is also famous for being the current principal owner of Major League Baseball team San Francisco Giants.
A globally recognized businessman who has managed to become one of the richest people around the world, how wealthy is Charles as of now? At the present, Charles has been counting his net worth at $7 billion. Needless to say, all of his wealth has been amassed by his involvement in business. Most of all, his involvement in Franklin Resources and the San Francisco Giants have been significant in making Charles a billionaire as of now.
Charles Johnson Net Worth $7 Billion
Raised in Montclair, Charles was born to Rupert Harry Johnson who founded Franklin Resources in 1947. Charles has a brother named Rupert Johnson, Jr. who is also a famous businessman at the present. Charles earned his BA from Yale University, after which Charles went on to help his father in his business and so became involved with Franklin Resources. The mutual fund company went on to find success, and eventually Charles got the opportunity to serve Franklin Resources as the chairman.
In addition to fame and popularity, through Charles’ position in the company, he also started earning money in millions of dollars. Later on, Charles also bought the Major League Baseball team San Francisco Giants where he is still the principal owner. Although the team control duties of the team is left to Larry Bear, Charles has been earning millions of dollars each year from this venture. Needless to say, the heaps of money that Charles receives from these ventures have accumulated over the years to make him a billionaire as of now.
Apart from business, Charles is also noted for his philanthropic works. In 2013, he donated $250 million to his alumni, Yale University for expansion of a number of their residential colleges. This largest donation in Yale’s history has been proving Charles’s advocacy for education. As for his political inclination, Charles was recently noted for supporting Jeb Bush for his presidential candidacy in 2016 by donating $1 million to Super PAC.
As for his personal life, 82 years old Charles Johnson is a married man who along with his wife, Ann Demarest Lutes, is parent to six children. Although the couple had seven children, one of them was deceased. Charles’s wife, Ann is a medical doctor and is also active in social works. Charles has religious faith in Presbyterianism. As of now, Charles resides in Palm Beach, Florida with his wife while enjoying his life as a successful businessman whose life is catered to by his present net worth of $7 billion.
