Clients Last Name Goes Here 1 Robert Wood Johnson IV Normally, proprietors of significant sports businesses are not

praised for a lot of things they do personally specifically for their non-entrepreneurial cause. Either they tend to be loud mouths, divorcees, meddlers or inexperienced in what the organization they support at a distance does. What is more, owners who happen to be well-reputed do not typically create days news for the reason that they normally steer clear of undertaking some out-of-the way things. Seldom is there a piece of news concerning an owner that doesn't entail their squandering money on a celebrity or dismissing a coach after a number of games. Seldom do we see owners as something other than wealthy, well-off employers of wealthy, well-off celebrities. We usually do not view these types of top notch people as typical individuals and the idea of a misfortune reaching them is nearly inconceivable. But let us look at "Woody", or properly Robert Wood Johnson IV, as he is officially presented. Woody Johnson, 64, is the well-known heir to the Johnson & Johnson Company as the great-grandson of the first Robert Wood Johnson, who was one of the cofounders of the business. Johnson has committed the majority of his life to philanthropic

purposes. He is also known for taking ownership for the New York Jets in 2000 and taking a direct part in the life of the team (Wikler, 2010).

Johnson fathered 5 children, 2 sons and 3 daughters , and his philanthropy is strongly connected to the love he possesses for his children. Doctors clinically determined daughter Casey to have diabetes, motivating Johnson to contribute seriously to issues associated with the sickness with which his child was stricken. Johnson likewise functions as chairman of the "Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation". Johnson's another daughter, Jaime, came down with lupus, encouraging her father to start the "Alliance for Lupus Research" (Wilkner,2010).

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The" Alliance for Lupus Research" (ALR) is an self-governing, voluntary health-related organization created to produce a focused work for the avoidance, intervention and curing of lupus. The objective of the ALR grants system finances profound and revolutionary studies concentrated on the detection and technological or medical development of curing aspects that will result innew treatments for lupus (Alliance for Lupus Research, 2012 ).

On January 4th, despite all the efforts of doctors and the research work, Casey Johnson passed away at the young age of 30. It should be remembered that in 1994 she co-authored a book with her mother and father titled "Managing Your Childs Diabetes". Obviously, Caseys struggle with diabetes supported Woodys enthusiasm for assisting in remedy the disease.

Casey was identified with Type 1 diabetes when she was 8 in 1988. Apart from the book the family released, the Johnsons contributed $10 million to a diabetes-focused campaign in 1994 and likewise had provided no less than $5 million more prior to Woody Johnson divorced Nancy in 2001.

What do people who work with Woody say about his leadership style and vision on achieving his goals? "He's extraordinarily committed, passionate, very direct, very focused upon the results which he wants, demands a good deal, but at the same time is hearing alternatives and considering issues," said Peter Van Etten, chief executive officer of the Juvenile Diabetes

Clients Last Name Goes Here 3 Research Foundation. "He's a very direct and forceful person. He wants a cure." (Wilson, 2004)

It should be likewise added that Johnson is without a doubt an successful lobbyist. Van Etten says "When there's an issue and we need help in terms of getting support from a congressman, Woody will at the drop of a hat go down and spend his time trying to convince him, and he does it in a very personal way, talking about his daughter".(Wilson, 2004)

In 2002, Johnson effectively lobbied the Congress for a 5-year, $750 million confirmed money program for diabetes studies, and this even was "unprecedented on Capitol Hill to be doing special funding for any disease group at that level" (Wikler, 2010).

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation asked Woody Johnson to be a part of the board of the charitable organisation established by means of his grandfathers assets. He appeared to be the sole member of the entire Johnson family requested to join the organization. The charity possesses almost $8 billion and grants $1 billion yearly, getting to be Americ's biggest organization of its sort committed exclusively to health-related issues (Wikler, 2010). .

Johnson has privately granted over $1 million to Republican candidates up to now (2010). In May 2008, he organized a fund-raising event in that earned $7 million in one evening for candidate John McCain, undoubtedly the most significant sum gathered up to that moment by an initiative that was having difficulties in collecting the money for the political campaign.

Clients Last Name Goes Here 4 Johnson additionally supplied considerable financing to the Republican National Convention of 2008 in Minneapolis. From a ten million dollar deficiency, he gave personally and asked his friends to aid in meeting the convention shortfall (Luo, 2008). In 2012, he announced that he would promote Mitt Romney, previously the Massachusetts Governor for the 2012 Presidential race

"Johnson: Well I think you always have to put country first. So I think its very very important - not only for us but in particular our kids and grandkids - that this election come off with Mitt Romney and [Paul] Ryan as president and vice president. "(Shan, 2012). From all the above mentioned, it could be summarized that Robert Wood Johnson IV is a mixture of a democratic and purpose-oriented leader whose vision is to use the resources available for him to make a difference in the world whether it is a health-, sports- or politicsrelated issue. He does not stand aloof or far away from what is going on around him and takes measures to prevent the consequences that he thinks would be negative for his family, the country and the world. It is a clear fact the tragedy in his personal life, the case of his two daughters in particular, prompted him to invest considerable amount of money for Lupus and Diabetes research, the purpose of which is to save many more lives from the consequences that his daughters had to go through. He wants to be influential, and he wants to use this influence in a business-like manner achieving goals for the society by means of purposeful investment and anticipation of positive gain.

Clients Last Name Goes Here 5 References Alliance for Lupus Research (2012), ALLIANCE FOR LUPUS RESEARCH TARGET IDENTIFICATION IN LUPUS APPLICATION PROGRAM GUIDELINES, Web 2012-10-03, http://www.lupusresearch.org/research/documents/2012til_guidelines-final.pdf

Luo, Michael (2008). "Convention Limelight Shines on a Big Donor". The New York Times, 2008-09-05, Web 2012-10-03, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/politics/05donate.html?ex=1378353600&en=dbdf949f3 3dd115e&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Shan, Jannette (2012) NY Jets Owner Woody Johnson Would Take a Mitt Romney Win Over a Jets Winning Season, Web 2012-10-03, http://hinterlandgazette.com/2012/10/ny-jets-owner-woody-johnson-mitt-romney-win-jetswinning-season.html

Wikler, Joshua (2010) Watching an owner with heart in the AFC Championship, Bleacher Report, January 23, 2010, Web 2012-10-03 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/331226-watching-an-owner-with-heart-in-the-afcchampionship

Wilson, Duff, (2004 )Behind the Jets, a Private Man Pushes His Dream, New York Times, November 11, 2004, Web 2012-10-03, http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/11/sports/football/11woody.ready.html?pagewanted=print&po sition=