Eric Johnson
Board Director
Lonergan Partners is pleased to announce that Eric Johnson has been named to the Board of Directors at Vendasta. This global search effort was led by Kirsten Settle and Mark Lonergan.
About Eric
Eric Johnson, CEO of SurveyMonkey, brings deep product and operational expertise from SurveyMonkey and CBS Interactive, where he helped scale digital properties to more than 250 million monthly users.
About Vendasta
Vendasta provides AI employees that help businesses attract, engage, and retain customers. Its unified platform streamlines marketing, sales, and operations, replacing fragmented tools with a single system built for efficiency and growth. Trusted by millions of SMBs and supported by a global partner network, Vendasta delivers the technology businesses need to scale with confidence.
Brendan King, CEO of Vendasta and Paul Hollands, Chair of the Board of Directors, welcomed Eric's appointment along with the appointment of Brent Remai, the CMO of Cloudflare.
“Eric and Brent have built and scaled category-defining companies,” said Brendan King, CEO of Vendasta. “Their decision to join Vendasta now is a strong endorsement of our mission. Vendasta isn’t building another tool — we’re building AI employees that help SMBs grow more efficiently and serve their customers better.”
“Adding Eric and Brent brings world-class experience at exactly the right moment for Vendasta,” said Paul Hollands, Chair of Vendasta’s Board of Directors. “Their combined expertise strengthens the board and will accelerate our mission as we expand our leadership in AI for SMBs.”
Headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada, with offices in Boca Raton and Chennai, Vendasta employs over 600 team members and serves a global network of agencies, franchises, media companies, and service providers.
Headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada, with offices in Boca Raton and Chennai, Vendasta employs over 600 team members and serves a global network of agencies, franchises, media companies, and service providers.
Vendasta is building something rare: AI that does real work for real businesses. Having spent my career scaling platforms for millions of users, I see enormous potential in the practical, high-impact AI Vendasta is delivering to SMBs.
Eric Johnson, Board Director, Vendasta
Eric Johnson is a highly respected and seasoned CEO, long recognized for leading one of North America’s most iconic software brands, SurveyMonkey. His deep operational expertise in scaling SaaS businesses particularly within private-equity environments will bring invaluable perspective to Founder/CEO Brendan King and the Board at Canadian-headquartered Vendasta. We’re confident that Eric’s leadership and experience will be of meaningfully support as the company enters its next phase of growth.
Kirsten Settle, Co-Managing Prartner, Lonergan Partners