Nate Johnson

Helping Veterans United build lifelong relationships with veterans across the country. Served as Chief Retention Officer for VU, 2021 to 2023.

Veterans United Foundation supports veterans, current military service members and nonprofit organizations that strengthen our local communities. The Foundation is 100% funded by the amazing employees of Veterans United Home Loans.

Acquired by Highlights for Children Inc.

Helping executives and teams across the country with a full suite of services up and down the marketing stack.

Key member of executive leadership team responsible for driving company turnaround after acquisition by News Corp Built organization from XX to XXX+ employees across a half dozen locations; functions included marketing (brand, performance, engagement/retention), public relations, social media, research (user, market), economics, and editorial across both consumer and B2B audiences; deep focus on culture and morale resulted in lowest turnover and highest employee engagement score in company. Drove record user growth (30M to 80M monthly unique users) resulting in dramatic annual revenue increase; company was fastest growing in digital real estate per Comscore. National advertising and consumer media outreach efforts resulted in highest brand awareness metrics in company history; oversaw $XX-XXXM+ annual marketing budget. Built reputation as cross-functional leader, resulting in leadership positions of high-priority projects including mobile apps (iOS and Android), search engine optimization (SEO), and human resources. Served as company spokesperson in national and local press outlets and at major events; named Rising Star in HousingWire and Top 200 Real Estate Leader by Swanepoel. Named one of HousingWire's 2016 Rising Stars: http://www.housingwire.com/blogs/1-rewired/post/37167-make-way-for-the-2016-class-of-rising-stars Named one of Swanepoel's Top 200: https://www.swanepoel.com/sp200/leader-profile-nate-johnson/

Acquired by Cisco.

Acquired by Keypath Education.

• Worked as MBA Intern at Yahoo, Summer 2006 • Worked as Consultant at Dell during 2006-07 academic year • Elected Student Commencement Speaker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv3IHeJM4mE) • Entrepreneur Awards: Samuel Zell Scholar; Dare to Dream Grant; Best Presentation at Michigan Business Challenge • Team lead for student consulting project with Cisco Systems, Inc.

• Winner of the Catton Prize for best senior thesis. • Voted Outstanding Contributor to Campus Life by students, faculty, and staff. • Teaching Assistant, HI 405: The Civil War and American Historical Memory (1998-2001)