## DJ Johnson

**Last seen:** 3 weeks ago  
**Member since:** March 2026  
**Headline:** "THE HIGHEST HUMAN ACT IS TO INSPIRE.”

### Bio
Darrick “DJ” Johnson is the Founder & CEO of Sherpa, an AI-powered sports intelligence platform redefining how teams and front offices operate. Sherpa sits at the center of the modern sports organization, turning fragmented data into real-time decisions across scouting, recruiting, contracts, NIL, and financial strategy.

DJ combines a background in enterprise AI and cloud sales at Microsoft, Apple, and Dell with firsthand experience as a former professional football player and sports agent. That dual perspective drives his mission to bring enterprise-grade intelligence to the sports industry.

He’s building Sherpa to become the system of record for sports — where data becomes decisions.

### Location
Austin, Texas, United States

### Website
[https://sherpasports.ai/](https://sherpasports.ai/)

### Linkedin URL
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrick-dj-johnson-li/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrick-dj-johnson-li/)

### Role/Title
CEO

### Company
Sherpa Sports AI

### Your Carta experience(s)
Corporation Equity Management