Christian Johnson
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Mike Kilander
Very smart, focused, and driven are words I often heard when people described Christian. While all these attributes I found to be true after I started working with him, these words only capture part of what makes Christian such a fantastic work colleague and effective leader. He is also a team player, immensely reliable, and someone who works diligently helping others to succeed around him.
Julie Song
For two consecutive years, Christian has been a guest speaker in our summer program for gifted and talented high school students. He ranks as one of the top three speakers/lecturers during the two-week program. It's been a life-changing experience for many students to hear and learn from his personal journey. He not only tells his story artfully, but also inspires his audience to think about their own journeys. He has made a tremendous impact on these highly motivated, high-performing students by encouraging them to take a moment to think about their passions and purposes. His session was timely and critical in our STEM Research & Innovation program because it is crucial for these students to have the right mindset and direction before they embark on their college / career paths. Christian's ability to relate to, inspire, and impact an audience of any age is impressive and admirable. I recommend him as a speaker and a mentor without any hesitation!
Mike Kilander
Very smart, focused, and driven are words I often heard when people described Christian. While all these attributes I found to be true after I started working with him, these words only capture part of what makes Christian such a fantastic work colleague and effective leader. He is also a team player, immensely reliable, and someone who works diligently helping others to succeed around him.
Julie Song
For two consecutive years, Christian has been a guest speaker in our summer program for gifted and talented high school students. He ranks as one of the top three speakers/lecturers during the two-week program. It's been a life-changing experience for many students to hear and learn from his personal journey. He not only tells his story artfully, but also inspires his audience to think about their own journeys. He has made a tremendous impact on these highly motivated, high-performing students by encouraging them to take a moment to think about their passions and purposes. His session was timely and critical in our STEM Research & Innovation program because it is crucial for these students to have the right mindset and direction before they embark on their college / career paths. Christian's ability to relate to, inspire, and impact an audience of any age is impressive and admirable. I recommend him as a speaker and a mentor without any hesitation!
Mike Kilander
Very smart, focused, and driven are words I often heard when people described Christian. While all these attributes I found to be true after I started working with him, these words only capture part of what makes Christian such a fantastic work colleague and effective leader. He is also a team player, immensely reliable, and someone who works diligently helping others to succeed around him.
Julie Song
For two consecutive years, Christian has been a guest speaker in our summer program for gifted and talented high school students. He ranks as one of the top three speakers/lecturers during the two-week program. It's been a life-changing experience for many students to hear and learn from his personal journey. He not only tells his story artfully, but also inspires his audience to think about their own journeys. He has made a tremendous impact on these highly motivated, high-performing students by encouraging them to take a moment to think about their passions and purposes. His session was timely and critical in our STEM Research & Innovation program because it is crucial for these students to have the right mindset and direction before they embark on their college / career paths. Christian's ability to relate to, inspire, and impact an audience of any age is impressive and admirable. I recommend him as a speaker and a mentor without any hesitation!
Mike Kilander
Very smart, focused, and driven are words I often heard when people described Christian. While all these attributes I found to be true after I started working with him, these words only capture part of what makes Christian such a fantastic work colleague and effective leader. He is also a team player, immensely reliable, and someone who works diligently helping others to succeed around him.
Julie Song
For two consecutive years, Christian has been a guest speaker in our summer program for gifted and talented high school students. He ranks as one of the top three speakers/lecturers during the two-week program. It's been a life-changing experience for many students to hear and learn from his personal journey. He not only tells his story artfully, but also inspires his audience to think about their own journeys. He has made a tremendous impact on these highly motivated, high-performing students by encouraging them to take a moment to think about their passions and purposes. His session was timely and critical in our STEM Research & Innovation program because it is crucial for these students to have the right mindset and direction before they embark on their college / career paths. Christian's ability to relate to, inspire, and impact an audience of any age is impressive and admirable. I recommend him as a speaker and a mentor without any hesitation!
Experience
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Seed Consulting Group
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder | Board of Directors
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Aug 2014 - Present
Seed Consulting Group is a 501(c)3 nonprofit social enterprise that provides services to influential organizations pioneering a healthier and more sustainable world. In addition to our core consulting programs, we are devoted towards promoting volunteerism and developing climate-conscious leaders. Since 2014, nearly 1000 volunteer consultants have joined our organization to lead and serve on projects. We have launched four chapters in California (SeedLA, SeedSF, SeedOC, and SeedSD) and provided +$6.5M in pro-bono consulting to 100 nonprofit organizations on 150 projects including the Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, NRDC, Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Sustainability, Cal Tech, UCLA, Los Angeles Metro, Coalition for Clean Air, and many more. Through our programming, we empower today's leaders to shape a sustainable future for tomorrow. View our website at www.seedcg.org Show less
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Speaker
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Sep 2017 - Present
Deliver educational and motivational talks on leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation, with a focus on high school, college, and graduate students in the sciences on topics related to (1) discovering passion, purpose, values, and strengths for guiding career path in the fields of STEM, (2) social innovation and entrepreneurship, and (3) global health innovation and entrepreneurship. Deliver educational and motivational talks on leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation, with a focus on high school, college, and graduate students in the sciences on topics related to (1) discovering passion, purpose, values, and strengths for guiding career path in the fields of STEM, (2) social innovation and entrepreneurship, and (3) global health innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Forbes
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Council Member | Contributor
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Feb 2017 - Present
Forbes Nonprofit Council is an invitation-only organization for senior-level executives in successful nonprofit organizations. I am a member of Forbes Nonprofit Council, and currently contribute articles to Forbes.com on topics related to leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation for organizations devoted towards global good. Forbes Nonprofit Council is an invitation-only organization for senior-level executives in successful nonprofit organizations. I am a member of Forbes Nonprofit Council, and currently contribute articles to Forbes.com on topics related to leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation for organizations devoted towards global good.
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Innova Medical Group
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President | Product
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Apr 2022 - Apr 2023
Innova Medical Group is a global health screening and diagnostic innovator driven to dramatically improve health outcomes worldwide with equitable, high-value testing and diagnostic solutions. Our strategic and iterative approach enables us to create, build, deploy, and distribute a wide array of accessible tests and diagnostic solutions customized to meet and empower the user at their respective point of need. Since our founding in 2020, Innova Medical Group has delivered over 1.5B rapid in vitro diagnostic tests worldwide. Show less
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UCLA Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Fellow | Biodesign | MedTech & Digital Health Innovation
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Jul 2020 - May 2022
Our purpose is to create novel medical device or digital health technologies that transform patient lives. I partner with clinicians and engineers on the development of new technologies, cultivate partnerships with ecosystem stakeholders, and co-lead industry studies that advance thought leadership on topics related to digital innovation, private venture funding, regulatory policy, artificial intelligence, and more. Our purpose is to create novel medical device or digital health technologies that transform patient lives. I partner with clinicians and engineers on the development of new technologies, cultivate partnerships with ecosystem stakeholders, and co-lead industry studies that advance thought leadership on topics related to digital innovation, private venture funding, regulatory policy, artificial intelligence, and more.
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Edwards Lifesciences
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Strategy, Transcatheter Mitral & Tricuspid Therapies
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Jul 2019 - Jul 2020
Our vision is to lead and transform therapy for patients with mitral and tricuspid structural heart disease.
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Manager, Strategic Leadership Development Program
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Jul 2017 - Jul 2019
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) is the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company partners with clinicians to develop innovative technologies in the areas of structural heart disease and critical care monitoring that save and enhance lives.
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MBA Intern | US Marketing | Critical care
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Jun 2016 - Jul 2017
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The LEAP Foundation, Inc.
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Speaker
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Jul 2011 - Jul 2020
The LEAP Foundation is an international nonprofit leadership program devoted towards transforming high school and college students' lives by providing them a “7-year LEAP on success”. LEAP brings over 500 students, coaches, mentors, and industry leaders together to provide students with a leadership-centered curriculum based on experiences of accomplished industry leaders. http://www.leapfoundationusa.org The LEAP Foundation is an international nonprofit leadership program devoted towards transforming high school and college students' lives by providing them a “7-year LEAP on success”. LEAP brings over 500 students, coaches, mentors, and industry leaders together to provide students with a leadership-centered curriculum based on experiences of accomplished industry leaders. http://www.leapfoundationusa.org
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The Mihalik Group, LLC
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Operations
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Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
The Mihalik Group (formerly PVT International, LLC) is a healthcare consulting organization founded in 2011 to help health plans, hospitals, vendors, ACO's, and other health groups to excel in improving savings, quality, reimbursement and performance in response to the Affordable Care Act. We employ a team of experienced project managers, medical coders, nurses, and billing specialists to ensure that healthcare providers are reimbursed accurately and the quality of care is improved within the organization. We are proud to have reviewed over 130,000 HCC, 30,000 HEDIS, and 6,000 ACO medical records since December 2013.View our website at www.pvticonsulting.com Show less
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Project Manager
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Apr 2014 - Aug 2015
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BrixClinic
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Greater Los Angeles Area
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Co-Founder
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Dec 2013 - Jan 2015
Featured at the Clinton Global Initiative's Hult Prize as a Top 250 out of 11,000 worldwide social-entrepreneurial start-up initiatives, BrixClinic re-purposes used shipping containers into low-cost, sustainable, & stack-able mobile healthcare clinics comprising of an integrated EMR system. The purpose of BrixClinic is to provide improved health accessibility for low-middle income urban communities to address challenges related to chronic disease care, pharmaceutical distribution, and integrated data analysis between health agencies. Show less
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Central Casting
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United States
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Entertainment
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700 & Above Employee
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Television and Movie Actor
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Jan 2003 - Jun 2014
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Education
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2019 - 2019
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Executive Program, Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation -
2015 - 2017
University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Healthcare & Entrepreneurship -
2013 - 2014
University of Southern California
Master of Science (M.S.) in Global Medicine - The Keck School of Medicine, Healthcare Management -
2008 - 2012
UCLA
B.S., Environmental Science and Sustainability -
2004 - 2008
San Clemente High School
Highschool Diploma
