Coddy Johnson

Coddy Johnson is an Investing Partner at Goodwater Capital.

Coddy was formerly the President and Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard, a global technology and entertainment company which he helped grow to over 400 million monthly players and $8B in revenue. Activision Blizzard was acquired by Microsoft in 2023. Coddy was also Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Altschool, a Silicon Valley education technology company which raised over $200M to develop personalized, whole-child learning platforms for students and classrooms.

Coddy earned his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (Arjay Miller Scholar). He also served President George W. Bush as a White House advisor and as the National Field Director of his re-election campaign.

At Goodwater, Coddy focuses on consumer and prosumer investments in media, entertainment, education, and workplace technology. He serves on multiple boards, including Scopely, one of world’s largest mobile game companies; ReadAI, one of the fastest growing workplace productivity apps; and Ello, an app-based reading AI platform for kids. He is also a member of the board for Stanford Business School’s Advisory Council and of the Environmental Defense Fund.