Michael Johns
- Age: 44
- Gender: Male
- Astrological Sign: Virgo
- Zodiac Year: Dragon
- Industry: Consulting
- Occupation: Health Care Executive, Public Policy Analyst, Writer
- Location: Deptford : New Jersey : United States
About Me
Michael Johns is a health care executive, former White House and U.S. federal government official, and a conservative policy analyst and writer. In his industry capacities, Michael has held executive management responsibilities in several components of the U.S. and global health care industry. In addition to his extensive private sector career, Michael has served as a White House speechwriter to President George H. W. Bush, a senior aide to former New Jersey Governor and 9/11 Commission Chairman Tom Kean (R-NJ), and a senior United States Senate aide to U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME). Michael began his career as a policy analyst at the Washington, D.C.-based Heritage Foundation and as an editor of the foundation's scholarly magazine, Policy Review. Michael has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, National Review, CBS HealthWatch, Utne Reader, and other national media. He has appeared on PBS, CNBC, C-SPAN, Al Jazeera, Fox Morning News, and other networks. Michael is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he majored in economics and graduated with honors. He resides in Deptford, New Jersey and Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
Interests
- beach
- blogosphere
- books
- business
- conservatism
- economics
- freelance writing
- geography
- global affairs
- health care
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Philadelphia Phillies
- politics
- public policy
- reading
- rock music
- travel
- University of Miami football
- weightlifting
- writing.
Favorite Books
- Michael's books include: author
- U.S. and Africa Statistical Handbook (Heritage Foundation
- 1990
- second edition
- 1991)
- and chapter contributor to Freedom in the World: The Annual Guide to Political Rights and Civil Liberties (Freedom House
- 1993) and Finding Our Roots
- Facing Our Future: America in the 21st Century (Madison Books
- 1997).
