John N. Johnson is vice president and Co-Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Intel Corporation where he is responsible for Intel's Information Technology organization. Intel's Information Technology organization has over 5,500 IT professionals spanning more than 50 countries and supports over 80,000 employees. These IT professionals support and develop enterprise business applications, productivity solutions, engineering applications, manufacturing applications, voice and data networking, data centre operations, and custom information solutions. Johnson is also the director of Intel's Corporate Emergency Operations Center, a corporate team to manage through emergency/disaster events. Johnson joined Intel in 1981 and held technical positions in sales, marketing, and business development. In 1992, he became the director of Worldwide Technical Marketing, responsible for all applications, customer technical support, and influencer sales activities worldwide. He joined the IT organization in 1999 and in 2003 became a Vice President responsible for the IT Customer Services organization. He was appointed to the CIO position in February 2005. Johnson was elected a corporate vice president in 2008. Additionally, Johnson is Chair of the California Capital Region United Way board of directors. Johnson received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Inter-disciplinary Engineering from Purdue University in 1976.