Howard Wesley Johnson

Howard Wesley Johnson (July 2, 1922 December 12, 2009) was an American educator. He served as dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management between 1959 and 1966, president of MIT between 1966 and 1971, and chairman of the MIT Corporation (the university's board of trustees) from 1971 to 1983. He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

Howard Wesley Johnson
12th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In office
1966–1971
Preceded byJulius Adams Stratton
Succeeded byJerome Wiesner
Personal details
Born(1922-07-02)July 2, 1922
Chicago, Illinois
DiedDecember 12, 2009(2009-12-12) (aged 87)
Lexington, Massachusetts
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineBusiness management
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
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