Jayson Johnson

From ballet to biotechnology, Jayson Johnson has been able to harness his passion of connecting outstanding people to transformative opportunities. As an experienced executive recruiter for Genentech and Roche, Jayson has also been committed to identifying top, in-demand talent from diverse communities to help those companies achieve their ambitions. Genentech is passionate about finding solutions for people facing the world's most difficult-to-treat conditions, using cutting-edge science to create and deliver innovative medicines around the globe; in addition to recruiting diverse talent, Jayson has the unique opportunity to scale Genentech’s diversity engagement efforts across the enterprise, so that each employee sees their role in recruiting diverse talent. Beyond Genentech and Roche, Jayson thrives at harnessing collective efforts to advance education, social justice, and the performing arts through philanthropic giving and volunteerism. For more than 15 years, Jayson has worked for two organizations that were the first in their respective fields: the San Francisco Ballet and Harvard University. Through donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, Jayson raised transformative capital gifts at each organization to further their missions.