Johnson Institute
White is currently the President and CEO of the Johnson Institute. Johnson Institute was founded in 1966 by Vernon Johnson and philanthropists Irene and Wheelock Whitney. Johnson Institute was a pioneering force in the launching of the addiction recovery field, and the Minnesota Model of substance abuse treatment. Intervention for the addicted, and outreach to the families of the afflicted was their specialty.
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