William E. Johnson, III, national board member for NFBPA, is the city manager for Petersburg, Virginia. Johnson directs a staff of over 750 employees, and provides financial management and project guidance for the City.


Prior to joining Petersburg, Johnson was the city manager of College Park, Georgia. He directed a staff of 450 employees and provided project guidance for the city's 2-billion dollar transformation. In his previous position, Johnson served over 300,000 citizens as Deputy County Administrator with Chesterfield County, VA. Johnson has held other key positions, including Deputy City Manager of Richmond, VA, and also was County Administrator, Deputy Co. Administrator, and Director of Finance in Prince George County, VA. He served as Director of Finance in Louisa County, Virginia and Accounting and Budget Director in New Kent County.


Johnson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Hampton University and his Masters of Business Administration from Averett University. He is a member of Kappa Alpha PSI Fraternity. Johnson holds membership in NFBPA, the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, where he was recently re-elected for a 3rd term on its national board. He also is a member of the International City/County Managers Association, where he received the Credentialed Manager designation.