Joyce Johnson

Joyce Johnson

Joyce has been an active investor in the global debt and equity marketplaces for more than 35 years managing over $ 10.0 billion in global investments. Joyce possesses a solid understanding of business and financial operations, mergers and acquisitions, turnaround investing and has a proven successful track record of creating and growing shareholder value. She has served on 28 boards in her career in many capacities including Chairman, Lead Director and Audit Committee Chairman.

Joyce currently serves as Chairman and Chief Investment Officer for Pacific Gate Capital a value-oriented fund that invests in U.S. private credit managers. She also serves as Chairman of the Stakeholders Engagement Committee and on the Audit Committee of Kymera International a leading global specialty chemicals company (privately held). She also serves as the Lead Director and on the Audit Committee of Ayr Wellness AYRWF, an expanding vertically integrated, U.S. multi-state cannabis operator. Joyce also serves on the public company boards and chairs the Audit Committees of both SportsTek SPTKU and NewLake Capital Partners NLCP.
Joyce’s prior investment experience include senior management positions at Citibank, ING, Relativity Capital (a women and minority owned firm) and Cerberus Capital Management, a $66.0 billion investment firm. While employed at Cerberus, Joyce founded JJM, LLC a $300.0 million private equity fund that successfully invested in women and minority owned companies.

Joyce is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. She is committed to serving the community as member of the boards of Hope Chicago, the Chicago Sinfonietta and is Chairman Emeritus of the DuSable Museum. Ms. Johnson-Miller received her BS in Finance from the University of Denver.

Ms. Johnson-Miller’s Key Director attributes include:

  • Strong Business, Financial, Accounting and Risk Management skills
  • 30 years of bankruptcy /restructuring private equity investment experience
  • Solid Understanding of Global Bank/ Credit Instruments and Markets
  • Solid Understanding of Governance and Compensation Issues
  • 30 years of International Business Experience – Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia

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