Jim Popp Honored Among BizTimes 275 Most Influential Leaders in Wisconsin

Jim Popp leads Johnson Financial Group Inc., the Racine-based holding company of Johnson Bank and Johnson Wealth. Johnson Financial Group is the largest family-owned SEC-registered investment advisor in Wisconsin, with approximately $10 billion in assets under management and more than 30 locations across Wisconsin and Minnesota. Popp was named president of Johnson Bank in 2017 and CEO of Johnson Financial Group in 2018, following nearly three decades at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Education: Bachelor’s, Vanderbilt; MBA, DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business

What would you like to change about Wisconsin: “I’m a Bears fan by birth, so maybe if the Packers would lose to us once in a while it would make Wisconsin better, at least for me!”

Favorite part of the workday: “I actually like the drive in each day. It’s quiet time to think and prepare for the day ahead. And nothing’s gone wrong yet!” If you could time travel: “Sounds corny, but I would probably go back and spend a day with my mother. She passed away almost 30 years ago, so she missed out on most of our family growing up. She was fun and outgoing and would have been a big part of our kids’ lives. I would go back and fill her in on all that she’s missed and make sure she knows what a great life we’ve all had.”

Favorite movie: “’Shawshank Redemption.’ It has hope, fear, desperation, humor, determination, patience and, ultimately, redemption.”

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