Amal Johnson Biography and Net Worth

Amal M. Johnson joined the Essex Board of Directors effective February 20, 2018. Ms. Johnson is the former Executive Chairperson of the board of directors of Author-it Software Corporation, a Software-as-a-Service private company that provides a platform for creating, maintaining, and distributing single-sourced technical content. Prior to joining Author-it, Ms. Johnson served as the Chairperson of MarketTools, Inc., an internet-based market research company, from August 2008 through January 2012, and as its Chief Executive Officer from March 2005 through August 2008. Prior to joining MarketTools, Ms. Johnson was a venture partner at ComVentures L.P., an investment fund, from April 2004 to March 2005 and, from March 1999 to March 2004, a general partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, focusing on enterprise software and infrastructure. Ms. Johnson was President of Baan Supply Chain Solutions, an enterprise resource planning software company, from January 1998 to December 1998, President of Baan Affiliates from January 1997 to December 1997, and President of Baan Americas from October 1994 to December 1996. Prior to that, Ms. Johnson served as President of ASK Manufacturing Systems, from August 1993 to July 1994 and held executive positions at IBM from 1977 to June 1993. Ms. Johnson also serves on the board of directors of Intuitive Surgical Inc., a medical device company. Ms. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Montclair State University and studied computer science at Stevens Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering. The Board selected Ms. Johnson as a director because of her extensive knowledge of technology, management, and operations in both public and private companies.