Dr. Ronald A. Johnson is the dean of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business, at Texas
Southern University. As the new dean, Dr. Johnson is using his unique blend of business acumen, fundraising, visionary curriculum development, and change
agent skills to help move the School to the next level of strategic advantage. He
is currently preparing the School for the reaffirmation of its AACSB International
accreditation.
Dr. Johnson joined the Jesse H. Jones School from the College of Business at Western
Carolina University in Cullowhee North Carolina. Under his leadership as dean, the College of Business reaffirmed its AACSB International
accreditation, refocused its mission, and revised its Baccalaureate and Master’s programs
to focus on preparing Business Ready® graduates for the “flat world” economy. Dr. Johnson also worked to improve the quality of the learning experience
in the College through seminars and training programs focused on strengthening teaching
effectiveness and research productivity. Additionally, Dr. Johnson increased external
relations through active engagement with the College’s alumni and with business and
community leaders throughout the southeast.
Dr. Johnson is the former president and chief investment officer at Smith Graham & Co. in Houston, Texas and
has served as director of global fixed income research and senior portfolio manager for Templeton
Worldwide Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and chief strategist and head of research
for Americas Trust Bank in Miami, Florida. Dr. Johnson has held positions with the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System and the International Monetary Fund, both in Washington, D.C. He has taught,
and developed innovative curriculum at the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University; Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida; Northeastern University in Boston,
Massachusetts; and Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Active in civic and higher education organizations, Dr. Johnson is a member of the
Cougar Investment Fund Board of the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston
and the former chair of the investment committee. He is a member of the investment committee of the
Greater Houston Community Foundation and a member of the Sigma Pi Phi Boulé Fraternity
and the former Rhetoricos officer of the Fraternity’s Asheville, North Carolina Organization.
He is a former member of the board of overseers of the Wright Fund at the Jesse H.
Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University; the finance, audit and investment
committees of the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast; the board of directors of Goodwill
Industries of Southeast Texas; the board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Houston; the board of advisory trustees of the Houston Ballet; and the board of
directors of the Rabun Gap Nacoochhee School in Rabun Gap Georgia.
Dr. Johnson holds a Ph.D. and MA in Economics from Stanford University, and an MBA
in Finance and a BA in Economics from Adelphi University in New York.
Videos
Dr. Ronald Johnson speaks about the Fiscal Cliff on KRIV, December 31, 2012
Part 1
Part 2
Dr. Ronald Johnson speaks about the Fiscal Cliff on KIAH - CW39, December 28, 2012
Dr. Ronald Johnson speaks about the Fiscal Cliff on KHOU, December 8, 2012
Dr. Ronald Johnson speaks about the Fiscal Cliff on KPRC, December 2, 2012
