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Alfred Johnson

Investor

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture · Founding Advisor at New System Ventures

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Alfred Johnson began his career in the Obama White House as Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, and later worked as a Vice President in BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory Group. He co-founded Mobilize, a marketplace software platform acquired in 2020, and served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Treasury under Secretary Janet Yellen from 2021 to 2022. In 2023 he co-founded Crux, a platform in the IRA clean energy tax credit market, and holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Stanford University.

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Experience

  1. CruxCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  2. U.S. Department of the TreasuryDeputy Chief Of Staff2021 — 2022District of Columbia, United States
  3. MobilizeCo-Founder & CEO2016 — 2021New York, New York
  4. Clara LendingHead of Sales & Head of People2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  5. BlackRockVP, Financial Markets Advisory2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Government of Sierra LeoneAdvisor to the Minister of Energy and Water Resources (Pre-MBA)2012Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
  7. U.S. Department of the TreasurySenior Advisor for Financial Markets2011 — 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  8. U.S. Department of the TreasurySpecial Assistant, Financial Crisis Response Team2009 — 2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  9. Executive Office of the President, The White HouseSpecial Assistant to the White House Chief of Staff2011Washington D.C. Metro Area
  10. Stanford UniversityPublic Speaking Instructor (Engineering 103)2006 — 2008Palo Alto, California, United States

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessGeneral Management, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration2012 — 2014
  2. Harvard Kennedy School2013
  3. Stanford UniversityBachelor's degree, Political Science and Government2004 — 2008
  4. University of OxfordExecutive Education Certificate Course, Blockchain Strategy Programme2021
  5. NOLSAlaska Mountaineering2012
  6. Semester At Sea / ISE2007

Skills & more

Strategy4Public Speaking1Public Policy5Finance7Politics2Community OrganizingFinancial Markets2BankingFinancial RegulationHousing FinancePolicy AnalysisFinancial Analysis1
+2 moreBusiness StrategyCentral Banks

Languages American Sign Language · English · Spanish

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Stanford University1,575

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,569 more

Also attended NOLS15

Maddy DwyerSenior Associate, Business Development at Cross Creek AdvisorsJonathan KarlsonSenior Associate - US Team at Founders FutureMichael LangerBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoDaan ten HaafInvestment Associate at Holland CapitalLena HansenPlatform Coordinator at The Engine VenturesCarissa SanchezSenior Associate at Raven Capital

+ 9 more

Also attended Semester At Sea / ISE9

John CrandonGeneral Counsel at Thundermark CapitalChris EmmeAdvisor at Tessera Venture PartnersDravya DholakiaFounder at Dholakia VenturesJustin WasserVenture Partner at AGE CryptoIan BergmanChief Executive Officer at Alchemist JapanMeghan CrownUK Country Manager at AZ Crown Investments

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mobilize4

David RoosPartner at Core Venture CapitalRob RueckertPartner at Sorenson VenturesAllen KramerCo-Founder, Mobilize at Higher Ground LabsHui ChengPrincipal at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Also worked at Clara Lending3

Chris MoorePartner at Redpoint VenturesRich BoyleInvestor at Canaan PartnersAaron LarueCo-Lead at Socially Financed

Also worked at BlackRock155

Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

+ 149 more

Also worked at Executive Office of the President, The White House15

Andrew McLaughlinPartner at Higher Ground LabsShane WallPartner & President of CXO Network at FusionSierra PetersonFounder + Managing Partner at Voyager PartnersKathy PhamInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesZachary KushelFounder & Managing Partner at MSIVSamantha LibratyU.S. Chief of Staff and Investor Relations at New Era Capital Partners

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Colleagues at Ardent Venture

Alexis Echano
Investor at Ardent Venture
Chris Young
CEO Partner at Ardent Venture
Dan Preiss
Partner at Ardent Venture
Dave Wright
CEO Partner at Ardent Venture
Felipe Mejia
Investor / Principal at Ardent Venture
Haroon Mokhtarzada
CEO Partner at Ardent Venture
Jon Hallett
CEO Partner at Ardent Venture
Mike Shehan
CEO Partner at Ardent Venture