Russell Alan Johnson

Partner

KPLJ Ventures, LLC

BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
RUSSELL ALAN JOHNSON

Russell Alan Johnson, elected as a full member, graduated from the Klipsch School in 1971. He received his MS in Industrial Administration from Purdue University, Krannert Graduate School of Industrial Administration in 1973. Johnson was with Hewlett Packard Company in various management positions from 1973 to 1998. In 1998, he joined JDS Uniphase Company as senior Vice President Global Sales & Marketing and built their worldwide sales organization. In 2001, Johnson and three other partners formed KPLJ Ventures LLC, a $100M private venture investment fund focusing on companies involved in optical components, wireless components, and optical networking. His responsibilities include evaluating new companies and business plans, serving on boards of directors, and building companies.

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