John Johnston
Ben Franklin Technology PArtners of Central & Northern PA
John Johnston is regional director with the Ben Franklin Technology PArtners of Central & Northern PA. One of four Ben Franklin centers in the Commonwealth, the Central & Northern covers 32 counties that stretch from Erie to Lancaster. John is responsible for a ten-county region encompassing Juniata, Mifflin, Centre, Clinton, Potter, McKean, Jefferson, Clearfield, Elk, and Cameron counties. John identifies the most promising investment candidates, then guides and assists the companies during the course of their Ben Franklin engagement. John employs resources such as the Ben Franklin Transformation Business Services Network to provide hands-on mentoring for the company as appropriate, and serves as post-project liaison for his portfolio of companies. Prior to his service with Ben Franklin, John held key engineering, marketing, and corporate management positions with manufacturers of specialized industrial electronic devices. John has a BS degree in physics from Carnegie-Mellon Univ. and a MA degree in education from the Univ. of Pittsburgh.