CJ Johnson
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
CJ Johnson is Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Mechanics Bank. CJ has held a variety of leadership roles in financial services for nearly 20 years, including as a Partner of Ford Financial Fund, the Bank’s majority owner, and as Chief Financial Officer for Mechanics Bank. He holds a B.A. in Economics, with highest distinction and honors, from the University of Michigan. Active in the Bank’s communities, he currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Richmond Housing Renovation, LLC, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing vacant and blighted single-family housing in vulnerable low-income neighborhoods in Richmond, California. The community organization is funded by a $3 million social impact bond financed solely by Mechanics Bank.