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Scott Johnston

Inspirer · DISC type di
Chief Product Officer at Code for America
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Scott is the Chief Technology Officer at Mongoose, focused on Agentic AI. He previously spent over 16 years at Google, where he was instrumental in starting and scaling iconic products like Google Drive, Meet, Chat, and Voice, serving billions of users globally. He holds a BS from Brown University.

Outside of his extensive career in technology, Scott is a cancer survivor who finds balance by swimming frequently. He has a curious and hands-on nature, with a stated interest in taking things apart to understand how they work and sometimes putting them back together.

He was once fired by Google co-founder Sergey Brin over a company mailing list, only to be personally un-fired in a subsequent one-on-one meeting.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Product Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Scott shows up

Decisive
Achievment Oriented
Confident & Optimistic

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Scott cares about

Scaling Iconic Products
He has a proven track record of starting and scaling products like Google Drive and Meet from inception to hundreds of millions of users.
Agentic AI
His role as CTO at Mongoose is centered on investing in Agentic AI to transform the digital product development process for enterprises.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Chief Product Officer
Code for America
5-2023 - 6-2024
Fractional Chief Product Officer
Bright Power, Inc.
10-2012 - 5-2023
Director of Product Management - Google Meet, Chat, Voice, Workspace
Google
10-2006 - 10-2012
Group Product Manager - Google Drive, Docs, Workspace
Google
10-2005 - 10-2006
VP of Products (acquired by Google in 2006)
JotSpot
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
9-1992 - 5-1996
BS
Brown University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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