Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson is CIO of ProPay. Mark has over 24 years in the IT industry. Prior to joining ProPay in early 2008, Mark was senior vice president of IT and security officer for one of the nation's Top 25 issuing and acquiring banks. Mark's experience includes software development of financial systems for a multibillion dollar organization, director of computer science for a Salt Lake City-based junior college, and director of technology operations for FranklinCovey. Mark has also served in the United States Air Force as a statistician where he earned the Air Force Commendation Medal. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Idaho State University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Mark is also a Certified Payment-Card Industry Security Manager (CPISM). He can be reached at mark.johnson@propay.com.

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