Grant Johnson

A dynamic, senior-level technology executive with a proven track record building businesses on a global basis. Currently, as Vice President of Marketing at Guidance Software, Inc. (GUID) Johnson is responsible for worldwide marketing strategy and execution. He oversees corporate marketing, product management and marketing, demand generation and marketing programs, marketing communications, analyst and public relations, market research and online strategy. Previously, Johnson was the Vice President of Marketing and served as an officer for FileNet Corp., a $400+ million enterprise software vendor acquired by IBM in 2006. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Marketing for FrontBridge, an email management vendor acquired by Microsoft. Johnson led the company’s re-naming and re-launch, built the marketing team and delivered integrated marketing programs to support significant and sustained revenue growth. He has also served as Director of Marketing for Symantec, with worldwide responsibility for the Norton brand, and as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Ethentica, an enterprise security vendor. Johnson received his bachelor of arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his master’s in business administration from Pepperdine University. He has also published several articles on best practices in high tech marketing and co-authored the book, PowerBranding™