Blake Johnson is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University and founder and CEO of Aztral, Inc. His work focuses on utilizing recent advances in analytics and data management technologies to dramatically reduce the cost, lead time, and organizational capabilities required to create business value with enterprise data and analytics.

Blake was previously a full-time faculty member in the Management Science and Engineering Department, has started several analytics-based software companies, and began his career in investment banking at Credit Suisse.