The Stamford Partnership
Darrell Johnson serves as the Executive Director of The Stamford Partnership since March 2025, following a role as Strategic Advisor at Sedgwick & Cedar Advisors from November 2023 to February 2025, where services in marketing, business development, and strategy implementation were provided to various organizations. Prior to these positions, Johnson held the Senior Director of Global Media Partnerships role at WWE from October 2019 to October 2023, leading strategic media initiatives with major networks. Experience also includes being Vice President of Field Operations and Executive Director for the Greater New York City chapter of Positive Coaching Alliance, COO of Stamford Peace Youth Foundation, and Senior Director of Regional Marketing at HEINEKEN USA. The early career was marked by various roles at Pepsi-Cola Company, including Senior Marketing Director for New Product Innovation and Group Manager of Sports Marketing. Johnson holds an MBA from Boston College Carroll School of Management and a BA from Wesleyan University.
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The Stamford Partnership
The Stamford Partnership is the region's preeminent economic and community development organization. We bring companies, governments, nonprofits, and people together to reimagine the future. Focused on economic and social impact for the future, we’re guided by our three pillars 1. Public-Private Partnerships By bringing together government, companies, and nonprofits, we help assemble the coalitions needed to create positive, lasting change. Currently, we’re working on transforming Stamford into a smart city—one that’s fully connected, powered by technology, and designed with sustainability in mind. 2. Ecosystem Development We create programs and services for high-potential industries and companies to encourage innovation, growth, and connectivity. With a focus on clustering businesses and supporting and attracting entrepreneurs, we aim to continue establishing Stamford as a super-regional hub in which businesses thrive. 3. Talent Development We believe that the workforce of the future is built on lifelong learning, soft skills, and technical knowhow. To this end, we create personal and professional development opportunities that help build the engaged and inspired workforce of tomorrow. By helping cultivate generations of skilled workers, we are quite literally able to shape the future of Stamford.