Ken Johnson, 2021-22 MBA Chairman of the Board, was appointed President & CEO of North Shore Bank in 2017 after a 28-year career overseeing a number of different departments at the bank. He is actively involved in the banking industry on both a regional and national level, and currently serves on the American Bankers Association Government Relations Council, the APEX Board of Directors, and the MinnBank PAC Committee, in addition to his role on the MBA Board of Directors. Johnson graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and is a 2002 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking, Madison.
Johnson is active in the local Duluth area and is passionate about helping build a better business community, having served on a number of civic, non-profit, and governmental committees in the region including Duluth Chamber of Commerce, Lakeshore Advisory Board and Northwood Children’s Services, among others.