Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson, MIM, currently serves as the Marketing Research Manager at Land O'Lakes, Inc., specializing in Purina Animal Nutrition since May 2019. Previous roles include Director of Insights at SCHERMER, where Kris focused on stakeholder and voice-of-customer interviews, as well as customer journey frameworks, from July 2017 to April 2019. Prior experience at Land O'Lakes, Inc. from March 2015 to April 2017 involved serving as Assistant Marketing Research Manager, concentrating on innovation and new business development. Kris spent nearly a decade at General Mills as a Senior Consumer Insights Associate, providing research support for recognized brands. An earlier career at Nielsen as an Account Executive involved managing relationships and delivering custom analyses based on syndicated data. Kris began the career as a Marketing Analyst at Katun Corporation. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a Master of International Management focused on International Marketing from the University of St. Thomas.