Joia Johnson Biography and Net Worth

Joia M. Johnson is an experienced corporate executive, as well as public and private company director, most recently having served as chief administrative officer, general counsel, and corporate secretary for Hanesbrands Inc., a leading apparel manufacturer and marketer. She also oversaw legal, corporate social responsibility, human resources, real estate, and government affairs for the company. Ms. Johnson served as executive leader for the Hanesbrands Board of Directors’ Compensation Committee as well as the Board’s Governance and Nominating Committee.


From 2001 until 2007, Ms. Johnson served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of RARE Hospitality International, Inc., a publicly traded restaurant franchise owner and operator.


Ms. Johnson’s board experience includes serving within the financial services sector. Currently a board member of Regions Financial Corp. and its subsidiary, Regions Bank, she serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Risk Committee of the Boards. She also currently serves as a board member of Sylvamo Corporation.



Ms. Johnson served on the board of TSYS from 2018 until the closing of the company’s merger with Global Payments in September 2019. In addition, for eight years, Ms. Johnson was a board member for Crawford & Company, the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions to the risk management and insurance industry, serving as a member of its Audit Committee. From 2015 to 2019, Ms. Johnson also served as a member of and as Chair of its Compensation Committee. Ms. Johnson was also a member of the board of H.J. Russell & Company, a private real estate construction and property management business, for 15 years.


Ms. Johnson is a board member and past Chair of the American Arbitration Association and a member of the Executive Leadership Council, Society of International Business Fellows and the National Association of Corporate Directors.


She is a graduate of Duke University, earned a master’s degree in business administration from The Wharton School of Business and earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.