Peggy Johnson serves as executive vice president and president of global market development. Johnson is responsible for commercializing new business opportunities, including incubating early stage initiatives and developing strategic relationships for the company. Johnson also serves as a member of Qualcomm’s executive committee.

Johnson previously served as executive vice president of the Americas and India where she played an instrumental role in the global development and adoption of 3G wireless broadband technology and services in those regions. Johnson began her career at Qualcomm in 1989 as a software engineer within Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions (QWBS). She held several positions within QWBS, including director of business development, where she was responsible for adding network management centers for the OmniTRACS system in Malaysia, Korea, Japan and Mexico. She also served as vice president of technology, where she led the customer software group. She joined Qualcomm Consumer Products (QCP) in 1997 as vice president of business development and was appointed vice president of sales shortly thereafter. Johnson was named senior vice president of sales for QCP in April 2000 and took on the additional responsibilities of marketing for Kyocera Wireless in a transitional role after the sale of QCP to Kyocera. Johnson then went on to serve as president of Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS) and MediaFLO Technologies. Johnson was integral in establishing the foundation for QIS and leading the development of next-generation wireless technology. Under her leadership, Qualcomm developed and commercially launched the Brew initiative, which made the concept of useful, downloadable mobile applications and services a reality. The Brew solution (now the Brew Mobile Platform) pioneered the world’s first large-scale mobile app store, helped developers monetize their applications and inspired the growth of a global ecosphere that has generated $3 billion in revenues to date.

Prior to joining Qualcomm, Johnson worked as an engineer for General Electric's Military Electronics Division. She holds a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University.