TechTransfer
Name: Jay Johnson
What’s your hometown? Upland, CA
What is your role at ITS, describe your job in four words, and how long have you been here?
I have been here eight and a half years. My role at ITS in 4 or less words could be summed up as TechTransfer’s magister factotum.
What is your favorite thing about working at ITS?
Getting to meet and work with so many awesome and amazing people. The people in ITS make it a great place to work.
Where’s your happy place, favorite bay area location?
The Filmore, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, The Greek Theater, ect,. Basically, wherever a great show is happening that night.
When you aren’t cheering the Bears on, who do you root for/what’s your alma mater?
I am a Cal alum so Golden Bears all the way but I am also a huge Dodgers fan.
What’s the latest book you read/latest show you binged/movie you watched/podcast you listened to? (Choose one or two or more)
Book – The Outlaw Bible of American Literature
Podcast – Behind the Bastards
What is your favorite food?
Lasagna
If you could become a mode of transportation, what would you be?
Air Travel
If you could meet anyone in the world, dead, alive, or fictional, who would it be?
Diogenes, Foucault, or Hannah Arendt
What’s your most treasured possession?
My music collection
What is a fun fact about you?
I have a philosophy degree.