Brett Johnson

Active Investor

CEO at Benevolent Capital

Los Angeles, California

Brett Johnson, CEO at Benevolent Capital is an active investor based in Los Angeles, California. This profile covers what Brett Johnson backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Brett Johnson is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Benevolent Capital. He serves as an Advisor at 125 Ventures. He served as Board Member at FC Helsingor. He is a Co-Owner and serves as Board Member at Ipswich Town Football Club. He is a Co-Founder and Co-Owner and serves as Chairman at Phoenix Rising Football Club. He serves as an Advisor at Branded Response. He served as Managing Director at Zealot Networks. He served as President and Board Member at Greenwood Hall. He was Board Member at Blyth. He brings Greenwood Hall more than 16 years of executive leadership in the high-tech and financial industries, both important components of the continued success of the company. He also serves as Advisor at Next Management Partners. Most recently, he was CEO and President of Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FORD) a firm that designs, sources, markets and distributes accessories for the handheld consumer electronic product industry, including smartphones, tablets, notebook computers, and medical monitoring and diagnostic equipment. In 2005, he founded Benevolent Capital, a private equity and consulting company with investments in real estate, manufacturing, and consumer brands. Prior to that, he served in numerous capacities at Targus, the leading global provider of mobile computing solutions (sales of $545 million), including serving as president from 2001 to 2004 and executive director of their board of directors from 1998 to 2009. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Blyth Inc. (NYSE: BTH), a $1 billion consumer sales company and leading designer and marketer of accessories for home and health and wellness products. As a result of his lifelong commitment to education, he is a member of the Board of Trustees for Choate Rosemary Hall and is a Senior Fellow in Entrepreneurship, and a member of the Board of Visitors for the Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University. He is the Co-Chairman of the Arizona United Soccer Club, a minor league professional soccer team, based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2005, he founded Benevolent Capital, a $50 million private equity fund with investments in real estate, manufacturing, and consumer brands, including Octagon Partners, ArcherDX, TerraCycle, and ClearPlex. During his career, he was the President of Targus, the leading global provider of mobile computing solutions with sales of $545 million. He was formerly the CEO and President of Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FORD). Forward Industries designs, sources, markets, and distributes accessories for the handheld consumer electronic product industry, including smartphones, tablets, notebook computers, and medical monitoring and diagnostic equipment. He was also a member of the Board of Directors, and the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, at Blyth Inc. (NYSE: BTH). Blyth is a $1 billion direct-to-consumer sales company and leading designer and marketer of accessories for home and health & wellness products. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University and a Master's in Business Administration from the Presidential/Key Executive program at Pepperdine University and is a graduate of the President's Program in Leadership at Harvard Business School.

Investor type: AngelVCPEInvestment Partner
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterprisePropTech & Real EstateFoodTech & AgricultureFood & BeverageSports & FitnessImpact & Social Enterprise
Location: Los Angeles, California
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 4

Notable investments

FlyHouseFC HelsingorIpswich Town FCTargus

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