For over 45 years, the goal of Asset Management Company has been to partner with visionary entrepreneurs and to help create valuable new companies and important new industries by investing capital in exciting, new, technology-based opportunities. “We have observed the ups and downs of venture capital and the fads and failures in the Valley.  So we always took the long view,” says Pitch Johnson, founding partner. As of 2012, Asset Management Company has become a family office.  Our focus now is managing the Johnson family investments and supporting a variety of not-for-profit organizations through corporate philanthropy and a family foundation.

Franklin “Pitch” Johnson Founding Partner

Mr. Franklin Pitcher (“Pitch”) Johnson was co-founder in 1962 of Draper and Johnson Investment Company, venture capital company, and became an independent venture capitalist in 1965 as the founder of Asset Management Company. Asset Management Company has made over 250 venture investments during its more than 50 years of operation. These have… read more >

Michael Messemer Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer

Michael joined Asset Management Company in 2014, where he focuses on managing the venture capital portfolio. He serves on the board of directors at Dianomic, Trucentive, SeeQC, BabyPage and the Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation. Previously, Michael spent ten years in the United States Navy as an F/A-18 Hornet pilot. While attached to USS Nimitz… read more >

Mike Knych Chief Financial Officer

Mike is responsible for managing the financial operations of Asset Management Company. His role includes overseeing investments in limited partnerships, private companies, public equities, and the family venture capital fund. He focuses on financial transactions, third-party relationships, investment metrics, and internal policies and procedures… read more >

Marcus Robinson Controller

Marcus is the controller at Asset Management Company, and as a part of the Asset Management Company team he helps manage the family office philanthropic, venture capital, direct private investment and wealth management activities. He also focuses on day to day operations as well as financial transactions and internal policies and procedures… read more >

Tarah S. Evans Chief Executive Officer, Franklin & Catherine Johnson Foundation

Tarah Evans has more than 20 years of experience with non-profits and in the private sector and her role is to manage the widespread philanthropic efforts of the company and the Johnson family. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master’s Degree in Communication Management from the Annenberg School at… read more >

America Sosa Chief of Staff and Sr. Executive Assistant to Franklin “Pitch” Johnson Jr.

America started with Asset Management Company in 2000. With over 20 years of executive support experience, America worked as the Executive Assistant to the ​partners at Asset Management Company, now Asset Management Ventures… read more >