Brett Johnson

Brett Johnson is an accomplished leader who has managed large and diverse teams in the US and globally. He has worked in over 25 countries, conducting long-term assignments in Southern Africa and Northern Macedonia.

Brett has an extensive experience in a variety of funder and client contexts, including U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and corporate partners such as Mars Inc, Microsoft, and PepsiCo. He offers actionable insights to inform and advance efforts on the part of donor and corporate clients to achieve business and social outcomes through collaboration at the local and global level.

Brett is currently the Project Director for theAlliance for eTrade Development, a Global Development Alliance (GDA) between USAID and 12 leading private sector partners. The Alliance mobilises collective capabilities, networks, and programs to accelerate developing country MSMEs' use of e-commerce, including cross-border trade through SME e-commerce upskilling, onboarding, and mentoring, policy dialogue, and e-commerce ecosystem solutions.

Brett's previous experience includes serving as the Director/Portfolio Lead forPalladium: Make It Possible, where he managed business development and technical delivery on USAID and other donor programs focused on private sector engagement (PSE), economic growth, competitiveness, private sector development, trade and investment, finance, agriculture/food security, resilience and market system development. He has also worked as Managing Director, Growth and Technical Services, and Director, Inclusive Markets, for Resonance.

Brett holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.