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Biography

Matt Johnson, PhD is a speaker, researcher, and writer specializing in the application of psychology and neuroscience to marketing. Following his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Princeton University, his work has explored the science behind brand loyalty, experiential marketing, and consumer decision making. He is the author of the best-selling consumer psychology book Blindsight: The (mostly) hidden ways marketing reshapes our brains (BenBella, 2020), and Branding That Means Business (The Economist, Fall 2022). As a contributor to major news outlets including Psychology Today, Forbes, and BBC, he regularly provides expert opinion and thought leadership on a range of topics related to the human side of business. Matt is also passionate about helping brands use neuroscience to better understand, serve, and interact with their consumers. As the co-founder of the neuromarketing firm Pop Neuro, he consults with a wide array of organizations, including as an expert-in-residence for Nike. Matt currently resides in Boston, MA, where he is a Professor of Psychology of Marketing and Hult International Business School, and an instructor at Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education. Matt grew up in The Bay Area, California, and has lived and worked in San Diego, New Jersey, Berlin and Shanghai.

Content

Total articles 82

• Available on paid plans

  RFK, Jr. and the End of Expertise

  By Geoffrey Kabat, Matt Johnson

  Apr. 01, 2025

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  A Hollow Kind of Patriotism

  By Matt Johnson

  Mar. 30, 2025

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  RFK, Jr. and the End of Expertise

  By Geoffrey Kabat, Matt Johnson

  Apr. 01, 2025

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Freelance

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