Allen Johnson

Allen Johnson serves as Kalido’s Vice President of Marketing and Channels, responsible for defining and executing the company’s go to market strategy and working with our strategic technology partners in the delivery of Kalido solutions. Johnson oversees all marketing functions, including corporate, product and field marketing. Johnson was most recently a Research Director at global industry analyst firm Gartner, Inc. which he joined through the acquisition of AMR Research. While at Gartner and AMR, Allen advised clients on improving business results through effective use of technology, processes and organizational development to mine insights from traditional and emerging information channels. Prior to AMR, Johnson served as Director of Strategic Industry Initiatives for IDS Scheer, a leader in business process management, where he was responsible for the strategy, execution and revenue growth of strategic investments and alliances with global software and management consulting firms. Before IDS Scheer, Johnson held a number of sales, marketing and industry business development, management and executive roles over a twelve-year period at HP. Johnson holds a BA in Political Science from Texas State University, where he serves on the Student Foundation Alumni Advisor Board. Johnson writes for the Kalido Conversations blog on the most relevant social, business and technology issues facing information management today.