Ryan M. Johnson, Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), is responsible for member community, communications, research and publishing.
Prior to joining WorldatWork, Johnson spent more than 10 years in public policy, public affairs and consulting/strategy work, having worked for Gerbig, Snell/Weisheimer of Columbus, Ohio, and the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. He started his career in Washington, D.C. on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business. He later worked as a research analyst for the Institute for Strategy Development, a private, financial institutions-oriented think tank.
Johnson has authored numerous articles on topics such as professional ethics, employee recognition, paid time off (PTO), telework and disaster recovery/continuity of operations, salary surveys, salary budget surveys, and total rewards. He serves as 2010-2011 Chair of the Board of Directors of Association Media and Publishing, the Washington, DC-based society of association publishers. He is the former Chair of the Arizona Governor's Commission on Volunteerism. In January 2006, he founded the WorldatWork Blog (now WorldatWork Post). In 2010, he was named one of the “Top 100 Influencers in HR” by HR Examiner.com.
Johnson has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, The Arizona Republic, as well as numerous human resources publications. He has been interviewed on NPR’s Marketplace program and several metro radio stations. He is a frequent keynote speaker on topics related to trends in compensation and benefits, motivating millennials and total rewards.
Professional Designations/Accreditations:
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
Education:
M.A. in Public Administration from Arizona
State University
B.A. in Political Science from the University of
California at Santa Barbara
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Ryan M. Johnson, CCP 
