Summary
Jerod Johnson is a Director of Technology Evangelism with nine years in tech and a background as an educator and software developer, now leading global evangelism and AI adoption efforts at CData Software. He champions standard data connectivity—helping teams access 100+ SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources via common SQL interfaces—so businesses can focus on insight rather than integration. Jerod blends classroom-honed communication skills with hands-on engineering experience to produce technical content, webinars, and tutorials that accelerate developer and analyst productivity. He routinely represents the company at industry events and builds partner relationships, and he’s known for turning complex connector and integration challenges into practical, repeatable frameworks. Uniquely, his pedagogy background informs a knack for simplifying technical topics into teachable, product-facing solutions.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science Mathematics Education, BS Computer Science Mathematics Education at North Carolina State University