Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson is a serial information technology entrepreneur with a track record of successful startups over more than 35 years. After graduating from St. Olaf College in 1982 with a degree in economics, he spent eight years in the financial services industry before co-founding his first technology start-up, MTI Group, in 1990, followed by several additional companies in the years that followed.

His corporate, civic and charitable work has included both leadership and volunteer roles. He served on the St. Olaf College Board of Regents from 2001 to 2013 and chaired the board of MSAADA, a global development organization that helps build hospitals, schools and clinics in regions such as Haiti, India, Central America and Africa. His corporate board experience has focused on information technology organizations, including public and private companies such as Eltrax, Workstations International, Provation and Solutionary.

Mark remains active as a consultant and advisor to organizations in the Twin Cities and enjoys mentoring younger professionals, particularly those interested in launching their own businesses. As a member of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation board of directors, he is motivated by a desire to give back, noting that over the past 20 years, Minneapolis Heart Institute care teams have supported him through a wide range of heart health challenges and that he wants to contribute to the foundation and its teams in every way he can.