Woody Johnson

Robert Wood Johnson IV (born April 12, 1947) is an American businessman who was the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2021. He is a great-grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I, and a descendant of one of three brothers who founded Johnson & Johnson. In 2000 he purchased the New York Jets football team and is currently the Jets co-owner alongside his brother, Christopher Johnson. A longtime Republican Party donor, Johnson was a supporter of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, and was appointed by Trump to the post of United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Events during his tenure included Britain's exit from the EU and the relocation of the United States embassy in London. Early life and education Johnson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the son of Betty Johnson (née Wold) and Robert Wood Johnson III, and the great-grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I who founded the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company. He grew up with four siblings, Keith Johnson, Billy Johnson, Elizabeth "Libet" Johnson, and Christopher Wold Johnson, in northern New Jersey, and attended the Millbrook School. He graduated from the University of Arizona and worked summer jobs at Johnson & Johnson. Career