Herb Johnson is President and founder of HVJ Associates, Inc. He has responsibility for corporate vision, strategy, development of company culture, executive team leadership, and capital allocation. He is an accomplished executive and business leader, and leads a team of executives managing over 80 engineers, scientists and support staff delivering quality engineering services throughout Texas, serving state governmental and local agencies, and the private sector.

Mr. Johnson's success has been achieved using a balance of entrepreneurial, managerial and operational expertise. He is a leader adopting innovative business approaches including the institutional of an advisory board, applying generative leadership principles and practices and instituting executive coaching for key personnel. He is a disciplined and inspiring leader, developing and empowering others to achieve their potential.

Mr. Johson earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering at Mississippi State University in 1978. He earned a master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering, also at MSU in 1981. Additional qualifications include management studies at Dartmouth College and the University of Texas. Further advanced management and leadership studies were done at the Generative Leadership Institute in Boulder, Colorado.