Joel Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Senior Advisor to the President | |
| In office 20 May 1999 – 20 January 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Sid Blumenthal Doug Sosnik |
| Succeeded by | Karl Rove |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Brian Sosnik 1961 (age 62–63) Elmore, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA) |
Joel Johnson (born in 1961 in Elmore, Ohio) is a managing director of the Glover Park Group, a strategic communications firm, and former Senior Advisor for Policy and Communications to President Bill Clinton from 1999 to 2001. Johnson has also worked on the staff of former senators Tom Daschle and Howard Metzenbaum. In 2001, he co-founded The Harbour Group, a public relations company, before leaving to join John Kerry's presidential campaign. Johnson became a managing director of the Glover Park Group in 2005.