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Matt Johnson
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Bio:

Matt Johnson is a partner in True’s Product, Data and Technology Practice, and specializes in working with software companies to recruit top-tier engineering and product management executives.


Prior to True, Matt founded Paradigm Search (acquired by True, 2024), a boutique executive search company with a white-glove approach to executive search. His commitment to building lasting relationships and driving transformative outcomes
in the tech industry have earned Johnson a stellar reputation with clients.

Before Paradigm, he spent more than 10 years at Daversa Partners, where he established their West Coast engineering and product practice and became their youngest partner at 29. His clients have included many leading tech companies like Slack, Zapier
and Opendoor. Johnson holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and lives

in San Francisco.

Snapshot:
Math major
Favorite book: Atlas Shrugged
Favorite show: Breaking Bad
Love my two kids, Max and Penelope, and wife, Rachel. Tolerate my dog Beau