Johnson Alan
Private Equity Investor at Companyon Ventures Management LLC
Profile
Alan “AJ” Johnson is currently a founding member of Upright Partners, LLC, an advisory services organization that guides clients on how to achieve exceptional business results by maximizing their go-to-market opportunity, strategy and execution.
At Upright, AJ focuses in the areas of strategic and operational planning, helping SaaS businesses orchestrate their go-to-market approach to maximize growth and sales productivity.
In addition to his responsibilities at Upright, AJ also serves as a Board Advisor at Fullcast.io, a company formed in 2017 to solve the challenges of aligning sales planning to operational execution in high-growth companies.
AJ has over 30 years of experience in the technology sector, and was previously head of Global Sales, Services, and Marketing Operations at both Everbridge, Inc. and Akamai Technologies.
In addition, he has held various sales, sales management, GTM programs and channel roles at leading technology firms including EMC, Sun Microsystems, and Siemens.
He has a demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and execute strategic sales and operational plans, and was recognized in 2016 as one of the top sales leaders worldwide by Hot Topics/Collective[i].
AJ holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University.
Johnson Alan active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Companyon Ventures Management LLC
 Companyon Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Companyon Ventures Management LLC (Companyon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Thomas John Lazay and Parthib Srivasthsan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-05-31 |
Upright Data, Inc.
 Upright Data, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Upright Data, Inc. operates a digital coupon marketplace that donates to charity. It enables users to browse coupons from various retail store categories, including airlines, appliances, baby, books and news, cameras, computers, cosmetics, costumes, crafts, laptops, magazines, makeup, movies, music, outdoors, and party supplies. The company was founded by Scott Everson, Katie Horgan, Emily Hine, Brad Crisp and James Gray in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Private Equity Investor | 2020-09-30 |
Fullcast, Inc.
 Fullcast, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Fullcast, Inc. develops and operates sales planning platform. It specializes in sales planning, sales operations, corporate planning, go to market planning and sales ops. The company was founded by Dharmesh Singh and Bala Balabaskaran in 2015 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2021-06-30 |
Former positions of Johnson Alan
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| EVERBRIDGE, INC. | Private Equity Investor | 2020-09-29 |
| AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Private Equity Investor | 2017-12-30 |
EMC
 EMC Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Part of Informa Plc, EMC is a British company that manages and scales turnkey energy efficiency solutions for Fortune 500 clients across their North American portfolios. The private company, based in Surrey, UK, has been using its total project management approach, EnergyMaxx®, since 2003 to successfully implement thousands of projects annually. These projects include efficient lighting, smart building controls, specialty disinfectant lighting, ROI-driven IoT solutions, electric vehicle supply equipment infrastructure, and ongoing maintenance and warranty support. Through their services, EMC has helped clients realize billions of kilowatt-hours of energy savings and advance their net zero emissions goals. EMC was acquired by IBC Informa Ltd. on August 24, 1998. | Director/Board Member | 2010-12-30 |
Training of Johnson Alan
| Questrom School of Business | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
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| EVERBRIDGE, INC. | Technology Services |
| AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 4 |
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Companyon Ventures Management LLC
Companyon Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Companyon Ventures Management LLC (Companyon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Thomas John Lazay and Parthib Srivasthsan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Upright Data, Inc.
Upright Data, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Upright Data, Inc. operates a digital coupon marketplace that donates to charity. It enables users to browse coupons from various retail store categories, including airlines, appliances, baby, books and news, cameras, computers, cosmetics, costumes, crafts, laptops, magazines, makeup, movies, music, outdoors, and party supplies. The company was founded by Scott Everson, Katie Horgan, Emily Hine, Brad Crisp and James Gray in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Fullcast, Inc.
Fullcast, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Fullcast, Inc. develops and operates sales planning platform. It specializes in sales planning, sales operations, corporate planning, go to market planning and sales ops. The company was founded by Dharmesh Singh and Bala Balabaskaran in 2015 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Commercial Services |
EMC
EMC Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Part of Informa Plc, EMC is a British company that manages and scales turnkey energy efficiency solutions for Fortune 500 clients across their North American portfolios. The private company, based in Surrey, UK, has been using its total project management approach, EnergyMaxx®, since 2003 to successfully implement thousands of projects annually. These projects include efficient lighting, smart building controls, specialty disinfectant lighting, ROI-driven IoT solutions, electric vehicle supply equipment infrastructure, and ongoing maintenance and warranty support. Through their services, EMC has helped clients realize billions of kilowatt-hours of energy savings and advance their net zero emissions goals. EMC was acquired by IBC Informa Ltd. on August 24, 1998. | Consumer Services |
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