User:Ian Johnson

Business editor focused on GLBT marketing

Ian Johnson is the founder and CEO of Out Now - a global specialist GLBT marketing agency.

He was born in Glen Innes, Australia and lives in Europe.

Ian studied marketing and law in Sydney. In 1992 he established a gay and lesbian specialist marketing agency called Significant Others in Australia. In 2001, he established a similar marketing company in Europe, Out Now, with the first office opening in Amsterdam in 2002.

Out Now has expanded, and Ian now works for clients, in the area of GLBT marketing, in various markets around the world. He is frequently cited in news articles and gives many conference and corporate presentations on issues related to marketing to the lesbian and gay communities.

Academic background

Marketing

Bachelor of Commerce degree, Marketing major, B.Com (Mark) - UNSW, 1986

Law

Bachelor of Laws degree, LL.B - UNSW, 1988

Diploma of Practical Legal Training, Dip.PLT - UTS, 1992

Admitted Solicitor, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 1992

Career background

1989 - 1991:

Interest rate options dealer; Citicorp, Treasury department - Citibank

1992 - 1993:

Paralegal; Allen, Allen and Hemsley, Corporate lawyers

1993 - 1994:

Solicitor; Hunt & Hunt, Lawyers,

1992 - present:

Founder and CEO; Out Now Consulting