Rod Johnson

SpringSource

Presentations:

• (5202) Where Will Tomorrow's Innovation Come From in Enterprise Java?

Short bio

Rod Johnson has served as the President and CEO of SpringSource since inception 
and has over 12 years of technology and management experience.

Rod conceived of and initiated the development of Spring. The Spring Porfolio of 
open source projects was based on the code published with Rod's best-selling 
Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development (2002). This book was one of the 
most influential books ever published on J2EE and the sequel, J2EE without EJB 
(July 2004, with Juergen Hoeller), has proven almost equally significant, 
establishing a comprehensive vision for lightweight, post-EJB J2EE development.

Rod is one of the world's leading authorities on Java and J2EE development. He 
is a best-selling author and open source thought leader, as well as a popular 
conference speaker. Rod founded SpringSource and has been its CEO since 
inception.

Rod has specialized in server-side Java since 1996 across a wide range of 
industries. Rod's hands-on experience has led him to see problems from a 
client's perspective as well as a technology perspective, and has driven his 
influential criticism of bloated, inefficient, orthodox approaches to J2EE 
architecture.
Rod regularly speaks at conferences internationally and continues to be actively 
involved in guiding the direction of Spring.

Rod holds a BA with Honors in Computer Science, Mathematics and Musicology as 
well as a Phd from the University of Sydney.