Ben Johnson
VP Of Product at RapidSOS
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Johnson is a product and technology executive with 10+ years building and scaling digital products and experiences across agencies and high-growth startups. He has led cross-functional product, design, and engineering organizations at Rightpoint and RapidSOS, and served in senior product roles at Forte and Raizlabs, blending hands-on engineering roots with strategic product leadership. Known for turning client needs into measurable digital outcomes, he has guided hundreds of clients through digital transformations and emergent mobile experiences. Ben combines entrepreneurial experience as a former CEO/co-founder with large-team management as an SVP, making him comfortable in both startup and enterprise contexts. Based in Greater Boston, he brings a practical, delivery-first approach informed by a Computer Science BA from Bowdoin College. A detail that often surprises peers: he progressed from senior product engineer to global product leader, preserving a maker’s sensibility while operating at executive scale.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts Computer Science at Bowdoin College
Github Skills (26)
python10
mqtt10
iot10
automation10
privacy10
home-assistant10
raspberry-pi10
home-automation10
garden9
asyncio9
airplay9
internet-of-things9
apple-tv9
apptentive8
pypi8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
pickett/Bowdoin-Dining-v2
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Contributions:7 issues in 1 day
MyZenKey/sp-sdk-ios
Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
ZenKey Service Provider Integration Package for iOS
Contributions:17 commits in 1 day
iosproviderservice-provider
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