Axel Johnson is the home of a diversified group of companies that provides highly engineered products and services to a wide set of industries; we are a positive force of change in society by developing and operating great businesses with a long-term investment horizon. Our businesses enhance people lives creating a safer, healthier, and more sustainable world.
100 Years of Building Companies that Make a Difference
We are a positive force of change in society by developing and operating great businesses with a long-term investment horizon.
Our businesses enhance people's lives creating a safer, healthier, and more sustainable world.
Headquartered in New York City, Axel Johnson Inc. (AJI) is a private company with the purpose of investing and operating a diversified group of industry-leading businesses with a long-term investment horizon.
AJI is a legally and financially independent member of the group of companies owned by the Johnson family of Stockholm, Sweden. As a family company in the 5th generations of ownership, we have a long-term perspective that allows us to do business and build businesses in a way that is consistent with our purpose and values.
Central to these values is the belief that private businesses are one of the most powerful forces for positive change in society. This means that every one of us at AJI is responsible for ensuring that everything we do has a positive impact – on our customers, our employees, our suppliers, and our communities.
“There’s a deep sense of meaning at AJI as we strive to be the best possible owner, leader, and employer. Part of our culture is that we take care of each other.”
Axel Morner
Chairman of the Board &
Owner in the Fifth Generation
We are passionate about building businesses and creating long term sustainable social and financial value through the exercise of good business practices and are keenly aware that what we create, and how we act when doing so, is the legacy that we leave behind us.
AJI has a consolidated history of partnering with entrepreneurial industrial technology companies that provide highly engineered and customized solutions and services accelerating their profitable growth.
Currently, AJI owns a diversified group of businesses operating globally across various industries and is the home for more than 4,000 employees.
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