June Chamber Luncheon Johnathan Johnson/ Overstock.com lunch provided by Rib City
6/3/2015 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Event Description
Jonathan E. Johnson, III, served as an Acting Chief Executive Officer of Overstock.com Inc. since February 2012 and its Secretary since October 2002 until April 10, 2014. Mr. Johnson was responsible for legal affairs, finance, SEC compliance, investor relations, government relations, facilities, administrative, and eventually, human capital management for Overstock.com Inc. He served as the President of Overstock.com Inc. from July 2008 to February 2013. He served as a General Counsel of Overstock.com, Inc. since September 2002, Vice President of Strategic Projects since April 2003, Vice President of Corporate Affairs & Legal and Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs & Legal. From May 1999 to September 2002, he served various positions with TenFold Corporation, including Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. From October 1997 to April 1999, he practiced law in the Los Angeles offices of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and from September 1994 to September 1997 he practiced law in the Los Angeles offices of Graham & James, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, international transactions and general corporate work. From February 1994 to August 1994, he served as a judicial clerk at the Utah Supreme Court for Justice Leonard H. Russon, and prior to that, from August 1993 to January 1994, he served as a Judicial Clerk at the Utah Court of Appeals for Justice Russon. He has been the Chairman of the Board of Overstock.com Inc. since April 10, 2014. He served as an Executive Vice Chairman of Overstock.com Inc. from May 2013 to April 10, 2014. Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor's Degree in Japanese from Brigham Young University, studied for a year at Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Japan and received his law degree from the J. Reuben Clark, Jr. Law School at Brigham Young University.
