Erik David Johnson
Chief AI Officer (CAIO)
Erik David Johnson is an independent researcher focused on AI reasoning systems, generative
AI, and cognitive semantics. His two-decade career spans consultancy, coding, and public-sector
advisory roles.
Erik holds a cand.it. (MSc) in Software Engineering—with a focus on language technology and
modern artificial intelligence—from the IT University of Copenhagen, and a B.A. in English com-
bining cognitive semantics with analytic philosophy from the University of Copenhagen. This
cross-disciplinary training drives his research into computational models fusing formal reasoning
with human conceptual structure.
Beyond research, Erik advises Danish government bodies on generative AI, contributes to national
committees on data ethics and innovation policy, speaks regularly at Nordic AI conferences, and
teaches executive courses on responsible AI deployment.
