BS Finance '88
Carl Johnson recently joined Itential, a global software company based in Atlanta and a leader in Network Automation, as chief sales officer responsible for all customer acquisition for the company. Previously, he served as area vice president of Financial Services at MuleSoft, a Salesforce company, running sales for North America and Canada.
Additionally, Johnson is involved in mentoring several fast-growing start up and early-stage technology companies providing coaching on strategy, marketing/sales, partnerships and Go to Market.
Johnson grew up in Winter Park, Florida and started his business career as a financial analyst for NCR Corporation in 1988. His career in technology sales and marketing spans 30 years in Atlanta, and he has been a part of a variety of businesses, including software startups that have failed, went IPO or were acquired by larger companies. His specialty and passion is growing innovative businesses that use technology as a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Johnson is a proud graduate of Florida State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in finance and served as president of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. He enjoys giving back to FSU and serves on the College of Business Board of Governors Executive Committee and is a regular visitor to the FSU Sales Institute.
He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Stephanie, and two sons, Alec and Will.