
Ashley Johnson
President and CFO at Planet
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Biography
As President and CFO, Ashley ensures the financial health and strategy of our business from satellite manufacturing, daily Earth data and imagery, to our groundbreaking Planet Insights Platform. She also leads the collaboration of Marketing, Sales, and Product to deliver a go to market strategy across all our business segments including Defense & Intelligence, Civil Government, and Commercial. Prior to this role, Ashley was CFO and Chief Operations Officer which included responsibility for corporate engineering & security, sustainability & impact, and regulatory & compliance functions.
Prior to joining Planet, Ashley was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Wealthfront, a next-generation banking service that helps young professionals manage their savings. Prior to Wealthfront, Ashley held a range of senior leadership positions within ServiceSource (NASDAQ: SREV) that included Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer, Interim CEO and Chief Financial Officer.
Ashley has more than 25 years of strategy, business development, and professional services experience including as founder of GreenAtom, a professional services firm advising the Clean Technology industry, and experience in private equity with General Atlantic where she helped build and manage its presence on the West Coast. Previously, Ashley led International Business Development for Ariba and worked in both venture investing and investment banking for the technology corporate finance division of Morgan Stanley.
Ashley is multilingual, including fluency in Spanish and German, proficiency in Japanese and French, and beginner Swedish. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and a Master's in International Policy from Stanford University. When not working at Planet, Ashley likes to travel and explore new continents.