Jeh Johnson

About

After holding the positions of United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York and General Counsel of the Air Force, Johnson assumed the office of United States Secretary of Homeland Security.

Before Fame

He received his bachelor's degree from Morehouse College and his J.D. from the Columbia University Law School.

Trivia

He was the first African American to become a partner at New York's Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison law firm.

Family Life

His marriage to his childhood neighbor, Dr. Susan Maureen DiMarco, resulted in children named Natalie and Jeh, Jr.

Associated With

He supported the Democratic presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Barack Obama.