Christine Johnson
Founder and Lead Strategist

With over 20 years of experience, Christine is a respected innovation economic development, and creative strategist whose impact has been brought to multiple markets in various capacities. Her unicorn-like expertise was honed as a critical team member for one of the leading innovation-led economic development public-private partnerships in the country, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO).

Onward, Christine became one of the first senior-level innovation in economic development specialists in South Florida, followed by advising economic development organizations, small businesses, and early-stage to high-growth technology companies on their market development strategies. Christine has been a subject matter expert for multi-million dollar U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration's (EDA) innovation hub initiatives.

She has also led and enabled independent initiatives as a bridge between legacy and higher education institutions, EBSOs, and the innovation economy. Her portfolio includes leading domestic and global projects for titans like Spotify, Microsoft, Kaseya, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Ford, representing over $250M in capital investment. Her background also includes previously founding a regional diversity in technology social impact organization that amassed 1,000 participant members.