Mr. Johnson’s career in the networking industry spans over 30-years. His career includes 15 years of leadership as CEO for three enterprises and 14 years as Chairman of the Board for two enterprises. Mr. Johnson’s entrepreneurial and management success has received recognition from distinguished publications like Forbes, Fortune, Network World, Nikkei and notable organizations such as Ernst & Young. Additionally, under Mr. Johnson’s leadership Foundry has successfully earned more than 50 corporate and product awards, including “Top Technology IPO of 1999” and numerous “Best of Show” product awards at Networld+Interop Las Vegas and Tokyo. Mr. Johnson has been active as a keynote speaker and panelist at Networld+Interop, NexGen Networks, and other leading industry events. Additionally, Mr. Johnson has been a guest lecturer on Entrepreneurship at Stanford University’s MBA School. Mr. Johnson received an Honor’s Computer Science B.S. degree from North Carolina State University in 1977.
