Kerrick Johnson

Background

About Kerrick Johnson

A high-performing senior energy executive and successful tech startup founder, Kerrick delivers results. He identifies, develops and collaboratively executes strategic initiatives, builds effective advocacy relationships and secures stakeholder alignment through imaginative messaging. Having served in key leadership roles over the past decade of energy sector transformation, Mr. Johnson is recognized as a seasoned, frequently provocative, public speaker, and thought leader who has catalyzed many creative energy sector conversations at diverse conferences, workshops, symposiums, and executive gatherings. Currently serves on GridWise Alliance, Renewable Energy Vermont and the Howard Center boards. Key accomplishments: • Co-founded and helped negotiate a $100MM sale of an energy analytics company within its first year of operation. • Conceived, advocated to secure and successfully executed $68MM federal investment grant for groundbreaking statewide electric-grid tech upgrade. • Conceived and spearheaded realization of $75MM statewide fiber optic network. • Led regulatory team for $135MM bond sale that achieved best-in-nation results in any industry in the US private placement market in 2009. • Developed and executed communications and stakeholder relations strategies for utilities that produced substantial, documented results in improved trust and credibility among legislators, regulators, media and other influencers. • In multiple projects, reduced costs and shortened permit approval times through effective advocacy and public engagement strategies.