Rod Johnson (programmer)

Rod Johnson
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Known for	Spring Framework
Scientific career
Fields	Computer Software
Institutions	VMware, SpringSource, Neo4j
Influenced	Mik Kersten

Roderick B. Johnson is an Australian computer specialist who created the Spring Framework and co-founded SpringSource, where he served as CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware. In 2011 Rod Johnson became Chairman of Neo4j's Board of Directors. At the JavaOne 2012 it was announced that Rod Johnson joined the Typesafe Inc. Company board of directors. In 2016 he founded Atomist.

Johnson studied at the University of Sydney, graduating with the BA Hons (music and computer science) in 1992. He subsequently completed a PhD in musicology there, with a thesis on piano music in Paris.

Nowadays he is on five boards:

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