Mr. Johnson serves as the Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. In that role, Mr. Johnson helps to grow the agency’s technical expertise and empower its workforce with the tools and processes needed to deliver on NGA’s mission. Previously, Mr. Johnson had been Director of NGA’s Cybersecurity Operations Center, where he oversaw the 24×7 cyber network defense of NGA’s global information technology enterprise.

Mr. Johnson also has served as the Chief of Risk Management for the Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer (IC CIO) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. At ODNI, he supported and advised the IC CIO and IC Chief Information Security Officer in managing the shared risk of the IC Information Environment by leading and coordinating performance analysis, independent security assessments, enterprise IT risk assessments, and cybersecurity planning and budgeting functions for the Intelligence Community.

Mr. Johnson was appointed as the Intelligence Community Tri-Chair on the Committee on National Security Systems Subcommittee in November 2018. He also served as the U.S. Representative to the Five Eyes Enterprise Information Assurance Group, a group of multinational cybersecurity experts chartered to ensure the secure and trusted intelligence sharing, integration, and collaboration between five partner nations.

Mr. Johnson has over 17 years of experience in the public and private sectors, gaining expertise as an electronics technician, cybersecurity officer, and IT Program Manager. He joined the federal service in 2012 at NGA, focusing on cybersecurity, vulnerability analysis, and risk management. His work on strategic planning, budgeting, and program execution began in 2014, when he became the first Cybersecurity Lead for NGA’s newly established Portfolio Management governance structure.

From 2007-2012, Mr. Johnson was a defense industry consultant, providing services related to IT risk management, assessment and authorization of information systems, and cybersecurity testing and evaluation for the U.S. Air Force and NGA.

A veteran of the United States Navy, Mr. Johnson served on active duty from 2001-2007 as an AEGIS SPY1A radar systems technician on board the USS Yorktown, and an IT systems and network administrator for Tactical Air Control Squadron 12. He has served in the U.S. Navy Reserve since leaving active duty and currently holds the rank of Chief Petty Officer.

Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from Excelsior College and is a member in good standing with ISC2 and ISACA, holding the credentials of Certified Information Systems Security Professional and Certified Information Security Manager.