Gardner Johnson is the Vice President of Worldwide Channels at AppDynamics. He is a 20-year veteran of software sales but discovered his passion for channels 10 years ago while leading North American Channels at BMC. He then joined AppDynamics in 2015 and helped to build the AppDynamics channel from the ground up. Over the past 2 years following Cisco's acquisition of AppDynamics he has focused on redefining the channel programs, partner engagement process, and practice build activities to better position partners to capture recurring revenue. Gardner lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two daughters. He loves the outdoors and through hiked the Appalachian Trail after college. The Johnson family can be found most weekends boating, skiing or fishing.