Z Johnson

Founder

MRXplorer

Z Johnson is a career market researcher who has held leadership roles at Microsoft, Ipsos, and Zappi, built international research teams, and led organizational change. She now teaches insights professionals how to apply AI to their work through classes and her AI Tips for MRX newsletter, and writes AI News and MRX, a weekly newsletter on AI trends and why they matter to the research industry. Z also leads the Learning and Research volunteer team at the Insights Career Network, co-chairs the QRCA Pacific Northwest chapter, and co-chairs the QRCA Qual Tech special interest group. Off the clock, she’s a calligrapher, watercolor artist, pianist, and boardgamer.