{"id":4970,"date":"2021-08-02T13:11:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T13:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=4970"},"modified":"2021-08-02T13:11:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T13:11:10","slug":"technology-innovation-institute-appoints-eminent-technologist-dr-ray-o-johnson-as-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=4970","title":{"rendered":"Technology Innovation Institute Appoints Eminent Technologist Dr Ray O. Johnson As CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology Innovation Institute<\/span><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>TII<\/span><\/span>), <\/span><\/span>the applied research pillar of the Advanced Technology Research Council<\/span><\/span> (ATRC)<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>the overarching <\/span><\/span>advanced technology body in Abu Dhabi <\/span><\/span>responsible for <\/span><\/span>driving<\/span><\/span> research a<\/span><\/span>nd development for transformative technology outcomes, today<\/span><\/span> announced the appointment <\/span><\/span>of <\/span><\/span>veteran technologist and<\/span><\/span> entrepreneur <\/span><\/span>Dr <\/span><\/span>Ray O<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>Johnson as <\/span><\/span>Chief Executive Officer<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> Dr Johnson will work on shaping the strategic direction of the Institute and lead the execution of its growth strategies to achieve operational excellence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Prior to joining TII, Dr Johnson was <\/span><\/span>an <\/span><\/span>Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, a<\/span><\/span> top<\/span><\/span>–<\/span><\/span>tier <\/span><\/span>American venture capital c<\/span><\/span>ompany<\/span><\/span> that <\/span><\/span>has <\/span><\/span>been part of 130 IPOs in the last 50 years<\/span><\/span>, and <\/span><\/span>before that, he <\/span><\/span>was <\/span><\/span>the Corporate <\/span><\/span>Senior Vice President <\/span><\/span>for Engineering, Technology, and Operations <\/span><\/span>and Chief Technology Officer <\/span><\/span>of the Lockheed Martin Corporation<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr<\/span><\/span> Johnson brings to his role over four decades of <\/span><\/span>experience<\/span><\/span> in global technology leadership, making strategic investments in <\/span><\/span>disruptive <\/span><\/span>technologies, and developing business strategies that resulted in several new billion-dollar lines of business. He also holds <\/span><\/span>outstanding<\/span><\/span> networking capabilities<\/span><\/span>; he <\/span><\/span>has <\/span><\/span>met <\/span><\/span>with leaders <\/span><\/span>at<\/span><\/span> the highest echelons of government, industry, and academia. He is frequently sought <\/span><\/span>after <\/span><\/span>as a speaker at global forums on business, strategy, innovation, and education.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Speaking on the new appointment, His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai, Secretary General of <\/span><\/span>ATRC<\/span><\/span>, said: \u201c<\/span><\/span>We welcome Dr Ray Johnson <\/span><\/span>as <\/span><\/span>the <\/span><\/span>first <\/span><\/span>CEO of<\/span><\/span> Technology Innovation Institute<\/span><\/span>. His appointment is a much anticipated one \u2013 we were keen that the person <\/span><\/span>entrusted with this role should not merely be <\/span><\/span>an excellent<\/span><\/span>research and technology <\/span><\/span>specialist<\/span><\/span>, but equally, a<\/span><\/span> consummate professional and<\/span><\/span> industry <\/span><\/span>stakeholder<\/span><\/span> that <\/span><\/span>is capable of ensuring the most positive outcomes for the breakthrough projects TII is currently engaged in across its seven initial <\/span><\/span>dedicated research <\/span><\/span>centres<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span><\/span>We are confident <\/span><\/span>Dr<\/span><\/span> Johnson will <\/span><\/span>be able to <\/span><\/span>build game-changing synergies for TII <\/span><\/span>as he leads <\/span><\/span>it<\/span><\/span> towards <\/span><\/span>realising <\/span><\/span>its wider goals of growing its talented global team of <\/span><\/span>375<\/span><\/span>+<\/span><\/span>researchers, scientists<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> and engineers, and ensuring the objectives of the current workstreams are met. He will also leverage <\/span><\/span>his <\/span><\/span>vast network <\/span><\/span>to <\/span><\/span>further expand our visibility and reach<\/span><\/span> across markets<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For his part, <\/span><\/span>Dr<\/span><\/span> Ray O<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> Johnson said: \u201cI am <\/span><\/span>very <\/span><\/span>excited about this new role in a region that I <\/span><\/span>admire for <\/span><\/span>its<\/span><\/span> dedication to advanced research and development for the betterment of the UAE<\/span><\/span>. Since <\/span><\/span>TII\u2019s<\/span><\/span> inception in <\/span><\/span>November <\/span><\/span>2020, I have <\/span><\/span>followed <\/span><\/span>its <\/span><\/span>many <\/span><\/span>announcements and achievements with <\/span><\/span>great <\/span><\/span>interest. <\/span><\/span>As it moves into a new phase of growth, <\/span><\/span>I look forward to <\/span><\/span>working with the talented teams of researchers across its <\/span><\/span>centres <\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span> drive <\/span><\/span>competitive <\/span><\/span>results and <\/span><\/span>facilitate<\/span><\/span> breakthrough solutions <\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span> transition to <\/span><\/span>the <\/span><\/span>market<\/span><\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Technology Innovation Institute<\/span><\/span> (TII)<\/span><\/span> is a pioneering global research and development centre that focuses on applied research and new-age technology capabilities. The Institute has seven initial dedicated research centres in quantum, autonomous robotics, cryptography, advanced materials, digital security, directed energy, and secure systems. By working with exceptional talent, universities, research institutions and industry partners from all over the world, the Institute connects an intellectual community and contributes to building an R&D ecosystem in Abu Dhabi and the UAE<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>reinforces the status of Abu Dhabi and the UAE as a global hub for innovation<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> and contributes to the broader development of the knowledge-based economy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), the overarching advanced technology body in Abu Dhabi responsible for driving research and development for transformative technology outcomes, today announced the appointment of veteran technologist and entrepreneur Dr Ray O.Johnson as Chief Executive Officer. Dr Johnson will work on shaping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1717,3143,3144],"class_list":["post-4970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro","tag-ceo","tag-dr-ray-o-johnson","tag-technology-innovation-institute"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4970"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4972,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4970\/revisions\/4972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}