Rod Johnson (programmer)

Rod Johnson
EducationUniversity of Sydney
Known forSpring Framework
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Software
WorkplacesVMware, SpringSource, Neo4j
Thesis Piano music in Paris under the July monarchy (1830-1848)

Roderick "Rod" Johnson is an Australian computer specialist who created the Spring Framework and co-founded SpringSource, where he was CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware. In 2011, Johnson became chairman of Neo4j Inc. In 2012 it was announced that he joined the Typesafe Inc. board of directors. In 2016, he founded Atomist.

Biography

Education

Johnson studied at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1992 with a BA Hons (music and computer science). In 1996 he completed a PhD in musicology, also at Sydney, with a thesis entitled 'Piano music in Paris under the July monarchy (1830-1848)'.

Career

In the early 2000s, Rod Johnson founded SpringSource, and served as CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware.

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 "Spring Creator Rod Johnson Leaves VMware, Makes Mark on Java". 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.[dead link]
  2. 1 2 "VMware Acquires Springsource". 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Typesafe Appoints Rod Johnson to Board of Directors". 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.