Founder of 6 different companies, notably: KAJ LLC, The National Science Foundation and Enduring Hydro LLC, Kristina M. Johnson is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and currently is Chief Executive Officer of Enduring Energy LLC and Chairman for Jhpiego. Dr. Johnson is also on the board of Cisco Systems, Inc. and Member of National Academy of Engineering and Chancellor at The State University of New York.

Kristina M. Johnson previously occupied the position of Chairman for SparkIP, Inc. (she founded the company in 2007), Chief Executive Officer of Enduring Hydro LLC (she founded the company in 2011), Chief Executive Officer at Cube Hydro Partners LLC, Undersecretary at US Department of Energy (District of Columbia), Director-Engineering Research Center at The National Science Foundation (she founded the company in 1997), Professor at The University of Colorado, Dean at Pratt School of Engineering, Senior Vice President-Academic Affairs at The Johns Hopkins University, Director at Southeast TechInventures, Inc. and Director at ColorLink, Inc.

She received a doctorate, an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree from Stanford University.