Tammy Johnson

Manager, MDRT Academy

Chicago

Tammy Johnson is manager of the MDRT Academy, a new association created to accelerate the professional and personal growth of financial services professionals. A former journalist, Johnson began her tenure at MDRT (the MDRT Academy’s parent association) in 2008, where she served as associate editor of MDRT’s membership magazine. She shifted her focus to broader organizational initiatives in 2011, when she began working with MDRT’s CEO and Executive Committee on a multi-year strategic planning process to better attract and retain members. The MDRT Academy was created as an offshoot of MDRT’s strategic plan and is intended to provide a learning pathway and community to advisors striving to attain MDRT-level productivity. As team lead on the development and launch of the MDRT Academy, Johnson worked closely with Eight Bit Studios, whose team built an app and website that house the entire offering. The MDRT Academy team, which includes MDRT staff, Eight Bit and other vendors, is currently focused on growing the association’s offerings and audience.