MONICA JOHNSON

COO, Introsight Advisors

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Monica is the COO and General Counsel of Introsight Advisors, a global strategic marketing firm with offices in Dubai, London and Los Angeles that services high profile global investors, family offices, best-in-class companies, funds and investment firms. 

 

Monica has more than fifteen years of experience in operations, fundraising, business development, litigation and transactional law, compliance, and diligence. In 2012, Monica co-founded and operated BurnThis, a consumer-facing fitness app and marketing platform. The BurnThis app was featured by Apple as the top tracking app in health and wellness and was acquired by Beachbody in December 2015. Monica now serves on the Board of Advisors of several prominent start-ups in the health and wellness space. 

 

Monica spent almost a decade of her career working on complex, high-profile litigation matters primarily in the corporate and white-collar space. In 2008, Monica became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California where she prosecuted white collar crimes, led large trial teams and briefed complex appeals.  

 

Monica is passionate about diversity and education. She grew up in São Paulo, Brazil and attended an international school there where she was fortunate enough to be surrounded by peers from 37 different countries. She is a member of the OVAL program, Stanford's alumni program that assists the Admissions Office in conducting applicant interviews and outreach.  She is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the Harvard Law School Alumni Association of Los Angeles. She holds both a BA and MA from Stanford University and a JD from Harvard Law School.