Rod Johnson (programmer)


Roderick "Rod" 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 Johnson became Chairman of Neo4j's Board of Directors. At the JavaOne 2012 it was announced that he joined the Typesafe Inc. Company board of directors. In 2016 he founded .
Johnson studied at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1992 with a BA Hons. In 1996 he completed a PhD in musicology, also at Sydney, with a thesis entitled 'Piano music in Paris under the July monarchy '.
Working between Sydney and San Francisco, Johnson currently serves on the board of four corporations: