About
Kevin Johnson serves as an advisor at Verissimo Ventures with a focus on ecommerce and edtech. He studied at UC Berkeley and earned an MBA from Stanford.
Invests in
E-commerceEdTech
Experience
- Focal SystemsChief Executive Officercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lobby CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Clarus CommerceMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2019 β present
- WaffarXChairperson of the Boardcurrent2021 β presentEgypt
- UdemyCEO2017 β 2019San Francisco, Dublin, Ankara, Sao Paolo, Tokyo
- AtScale, Inc.Member Board of Directors2015 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- The GrommetMember of the Board of Directors2016 β 2017
- Fanli, Inc. (θΏε©η½)Member of the Board of Directors2015 β 2017Shanghai, China
- Rakuten AmericasExecutive Officer & CEO of Ebates2014 β 2017San Francisco, Toronto, Shanghai, Tokyo, San Diego, Beloit
- EbatesCEO2008 β 2017San Francisco, Toronto, Singapore, Shanghai,San Diego, Beloit
- AcxiomPresident & General Manager, Acxiom Digital2005 β 2008
- Digital ImpactSVP Products, Marketing2001 β 2005
- NetcentivesSVP2000 β 2001
- The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant, Manager1993 β 1999New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Bangkok, Tokyo
- GulfStar GroupAssociate1989 β 1992
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, MBA1992 β 1994
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, English1983 β 1988
Skills & more
Leadership8Strategy11Analytics34Loyalty Marketing3Pricing Strategy3Strategic Partnerships50Lead Generation12Email Marketing19Online Advertising16Start-ups23E-commerce25Change Management4
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Customer InsightThought LeadershipProduct ManagementMarketingMulti-channel MarketingCustomer AcquisitionCRMBusiness DevelopmentAccount ManagementDigital MarketingSaaSSalesforce.comFrom Kevin's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
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 University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Focal Systems6
Andy McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorMatthildur ΓrnadΓ³ttirAssociate at Electric Feel Ventures LlcEric PeterVenture Partner and AI Specialist at Blockchain BuildersGreg SandsFounder and Managing Partner at Costanoa VenturesSri ChandrasekarManaging Partner at Point72 VenturesAsh FontanaManaging Director at Zetta Venture Partners
Also worked at The Grommet1
Also worked at Netcentives2
Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group681
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Colleagues at Verissimo Ventures
Alex Oppenheimer
Founder & GP at Verissimo Ventures
Ben Lang
Venture Advisor at Verissimo Ventures
Binyamin Grobman
Investor at Verissimo Ventures
Cara Brennan Allamano
Advisor, People Tech & HR at Verissimo Ventures
David Oppenheimer
Partner, CFO at Verissimo Ventures
David Rust
Advisor, Executive Coach at Verissimo Ventures
Gustav Rydstedt
Advisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo Ventures
Haleli Barath
Advisor at Verissimo Ventures




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