Sheila Johnson | |
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 Johnson in 2008 | |
| Born | Sheila Crump January 25, 1949 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) |
| Known for | Co-founding BET |
| Title | Vice chairman, Monumental Sports & Entertainment |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Sheila Crump Johnson (born January 25, 1949) is an American billionaire businesswoman, co-founder of BET, and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts.[1]
Johnson is a vice chairman and partner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, a professional sports holding company which manages the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards (NBA), and the Washington Mystics (WNBA). Johnson is CEO of Salamander Hospitality, a company she founded in 2005. Salamander's portfolio includes: Reunion Resort located in Reunion, Florida; The Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, a 900-acre (3.6 km2), 72 hole PGA tour golf course in Palm Harbor, FL; Hotel Bennett in Charleston, South Carolina; Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica; Aurora Anguilla in British West Indies; and The Salamander Resort & Spa in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Middleburg, Virginia.[2]
- ^ "7 things I learned from the first black female billionaire". BizWoman. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Garman, Erica (September 2008). "Spa Aims to Turn Cold Shoulder Into Warm Embrace". Washington Post.