Biography
The Honorable Marie C. Johns is a managing member of L&L Consulting, an organizational effectiveness and public policy consulting practice in Washington, D.C. She also serves as a strategist for the D.C.-based U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Previously, Johns served as deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, nominated by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Johns is the former president of Verizon in Washington, D.C., where she was responsible for the company’s $700 million operations comprising more than one million access lines, more than 800,000 customers, and approximately 2,000 employees. She was listed as one of the “100 Most Powerful Women” in Washingtonian Magazine. Johns retired after a 21-year career in telecommunications.
Among her service appointments, Johns is a trustee of Howard University, a chair of the Council for Court Excellence, and a member of the board of directors for Girl Scouts USA.
Johns earned B.S. and MPA degrees from the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Trinity University in Washington, D.C.