Bill Johnson is a native of Chicago who was a two time All-American tennis player at California State University, Northridge and later attended film courses at the University of Southern California. After graduating from college Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Computer Science, Mr. Johnson founded The Liberty Company (originally called William J. Johnson Insurance Brokers, Inc.) in 1987 with a desk and phone as the only assets of the company. The company quickly became successful with Mr. Johnson continuing to lead the as its CEO until 2003 when he decided to step back from day to day management of Liberty in order to pursue his other passion of producing films. ​
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During the next 14 years, Mr. Johnson made over 30 films including producing films with stars Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Duane “The Rock” Johnson, Johnny Depp, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and others. After taking a year to travel the world with his wife and then 9 year old twins, Mr. Johnson returned to his home in Los Angeles in July of 2018 and decided to place his energy back into his passion for leading The Liberty Company. Since that time, the Company has experienced extraordinary growth. ​