Brent Johnson

Brent Johnson
Brent JohnsonMarquette University

O'Brien Hall, 448H

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-2431

Instructor of Practice, Management

Brent Johnson graduated from Marquette University in 1987 with a B.S. in Business Administration and specializations in Marketing and Finance.  In 1994, he earned an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.

Prior to teaching at Marquette, Brent served as the President and CFO of Giordano’s, the Chicago-based operator and franchisor of Giordano’s restaurants. Over a ten-year period, he led multiple functional teams, including finance, information technology, commissary operations, restaurant distribution, and eCommerce departments.

Brent also held several senior financial positions over a nine-year span at Yum! Brands Inc., an international operator and franchisor of KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut restaurants.  His last position was as Vice President of Financial Planning and Strategy of Yum! Restaurants International. 

Other industry and functional experiences include roughly five years at the Nissan Motor Corporation, where he held multiple financial leadership positions in Nissan’s US operations division.  He also served as a Marketing Representative for five years at IBM, where he marketed large computer systems, software, and services to established customer accounts.