Kevin Johnson on social justice
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“This green movement must be something that the African-American and Latino Community grab a hold of get on board now don't let this train take too far take off too far down the road and then we get on and win the Caboose again you got to get on now.”
On , Kevin Johnson, Board member at Independent Board Member, spoke about social justice during Mayor Kevin Johnson discusses his new green initiative on kevinjohnsonformayor.
About Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson, co-founder and chief operating officer of Bud Ecosystem, appeared at Dell Technologies World 2026 to discuss the company's approach to enterprise AI. Johnson stated that many enterprises are "skimming" with third-party AI tools, but argued that "deep AI that's valuable in the enterprise" requires re-architecting workloads and workflows for better efficiency and cost-effectiveness. He said Bud Ecosystem is building a "more elegant solution" that can help enterprises focus on AI strategy rather than building "stove-pipes of infrastructure," and claimed the company can reduce costs "up to 80%" with governance in a single plane. In a separate appearance on the podcast "Insurance, You Indemnify Me," Johnson discussed his background as an independent insurance agency owner. He said he is an Aurora, Colorado native, holds a marketing degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver, and began his agency in January 2022, writing over a million dollars in premium in his first year. Johnson noted that he left the carrier side of the business because of changes to compensation structures, and described his current work as "way more intense" than his previous career.