Tom JohnsonTOM JOHNSON served as chief executive officer of two of America’s most respected news organizations, the Los Angeles Times and CNN. After graduating from the University of Georgia, he was part of the first White House Fellows class and ventually became assistant press secretary under Bill Moyers, then assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson (no relation), following LBJ back to Texas after he left office. He is a recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, Ten Outstanding Young Americans, Five Outstanding Young Texans, Five Outstanding Young Georgians, the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the highest honor of the Radio and Television News Directors Association, the Paul White Award. In 2006, he received the John Gardner Legacy of Leadership Award by the White House Fellows for lifetime achievement in public service. A native of Macon, Georgia, and graduate of the University of Georgia and Harvard Business School, Johnson lives in Atlanta. Read More Read Less