Ken Johnston

Ken Johnston is a Founder of the AiGovOps Foundation, a nonprofit practitioner community advancing AI Governance as Code — the discipline of embedding governance controls into AI systems through engineering rigor, automation, and operational feedback loops rather than policy documents and good intentions. With over 30 years of engineering and data leadership, Ken brings rare depth across the full stack of responsible AI deployment: software quality, cloud platforms, telemetry, observability, and applied AI at scale. As a former GM and Principal Data Science Manager at Microsoft, he helped build foundational systems for A/B experimentation, product telemetry, and the M360 Business Intelligence Graph. He went on to serve as VP of Cloud Platforms and Telematics at Ford and CEO of Autonomic.ai, where he led scalable data-driven innovations in connected vehicle technology. Ken is coauthor of How We Test Software at Microsoft.  His upcoming book, The Lean AI Handbook, Pierson summer 2026, captures best practices for operationalizing AI at scale. He currently serves as Advisor and VP of AI at Envorso, helping enterprise clients architect responsible, scalable AI solutions that drive measurable impact.