# Franklin Johnson

> Franklin Johnson is a convertible note investor at Stanford Graduate School of Business backing Mobile. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stanford Graduate School of Business](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stanford-graduate-school-of-business)
- Location: Stanford, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Franklin Johnson is a Lecturer of Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Franklin taught a class in entrepreneurship and venture capital at Stanford Business School for 12 years and is still active on the faculty there. In other Stanford activities, Franklin is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Stanford Institute for EconomicPolicy Research and serves to the board of overseers of the Hoover Institution. Franklin is a native of Quincy, Illinois, graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1946, received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford in 1950 and an MBA from Harvard in 1952. Franklin served as a Maintenance Officer in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1954, and was an Open-Hearth Production Executive for Inland Steel Company from 1954 to 1962. Franklin was a Co-Founder in 1962 of Draper and Johnson Investment Company, a venture capital company and became an independent venture capitalist in 1965 as the founder of Asset Management Company, with which he is still associated. Asset Management Company manages two venture capital funds based in Palo Alto, CA. Franklin is a past Member of the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association, a past President of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists and was a Member of the Board of Trustees at Foothill-De Anza Community College District for 12 years. In the area of entrepreneurship and privatization, Franklin has served as an Advisor to several eastern European countries since 1990. In conjunction with ABN Amro Bank of the Netherlands, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a group of entrepreneurs and venture managers of Polish, Czech and Slovak origins, Franklin helped form a venture investment company, European Renaissance Capital, to invest in and assist new and young companies in Poland and the Czech and Slovak Republics. Franklin has also been active in the formation of a buy-out fund in Romania and venture capital funds in Russia, Norway and New Zealand. Franklin serves as Member of the Board of International Advisors at IESE Business School in Barcelona. Franklin has been active jet pilot, is a close follower of the sport of track and field and has attended 12 Olympic Games. Franklin is was a Chairman of the Board of Directors at San Francisco Opera Company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| mHealth | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lifeguard Health Networks | At Lifeguard Health Networks, we are inspired by events that lead to institutional and social change. By empowering patients and integrating their trusted networks of support, we hope to transform healthcare delivery from the bottom up. We think that giving people control over what, when, and with whom they share their medical information is afundamental element along this road to transformation and a paradigm shift in healthcare. LifeguardMOBILE makes managing your health easier and more collaborative than ever. Custom care regimens setup by you or your healthcare provider with intelligent reminders keep you healthy and safe. And quick access to your trusted network of family and friends means support is always close by. | $550K | Convertible Note | May 01, 2015 |  |
| Lifeguard Health Networks | At Lifeguard Health Networks, we are inspired by events that lead to institutional and social change. By empowering patients and integrating their trusted networks of support, we hope to transform healthcare delivery from the bottom up. We think that giving people control over what, when, and with whom they share their medical information is afundamental element along this road to transformation and a paradigm shift in healthcare. LifeguardMOBILE makes managing your health easier and more collaborative than ever. Custom care regimens setup by you or your healthcare provider with intelligent reminders keep you healthy and safe. And quick access to your trusted network of family and friends means support is always close by. | $2.1M | Convertible Note | Jun 01, 2013 |  |

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## About Stanford Graduate School of Business

VC Fund · Stanford, United States

Stanford GSB is a business management school that creates ideas that deepen and advance understanding of management. It offers a general management Master of Business Administration degree, a full-time twelve-month MS in Management for mid-career executives, and a Ph.D. program, along with a number of joint degrees with other schools at StanfordUniversity including Earth Sciences, Education, Engineering, Law and Medicine. The Stanford Graduate School of Business was established in 1925 in Stanford, California. It currently has 114 acedemic staff, 2,284 students, 101 doctoral students, and 882 postgraduate students.

5 contacts available at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Baba Shiv | Professor of Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/professor-baba-shiv |
| Bill Meehan | Raccoon Partners Lecturer in Strategic Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-meehan |
| Deepti Pahwa | Executive Educator and Coach | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepti-pahwa |
| Franklin Johnson | Lecturer - Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitch-johnson |
| Greg Waldorf | Lecturer in Management, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-waldorf |

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## FAQ

### What does Franklin Johnson invest in?

Franklin Johnson invests primarily in Mobile, mHealth and Health Care startups, most often at Convertible Note stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Franklin Johnson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Franklin Johnson closed in May 2015. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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