Mr. Johnson’s professional experience spanned over 34 years at Merck & Co., Inc. predominantly in commercial operations. During that time he held senior sales and marketing leadership positions across multiple therapeutic categories including Acute Care, Neurology, Diabetes, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Pain Management and Sleep Disorders. Mr. Johnson is experienced leading large scale regional, national and global sales and marketing organizations worth over $3 billion in revenue and has extensive experience launching products in the U.S and abroad. He was most recently Chief Learning Officer at Merck from 2016 until his retirement in October 2018.
Mr. Johnson is a member of the Board of Directors for Trevena, Inc., Vice Chair on the Board of Trustees for Tabor Children’s Services, Inc. and serves as a member of the strategic advisory board for GP Strategies Corporation. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the Pennsylvania State University.