# Andrea Johnston

> Andrea Johnston is a seasoned revenue and operations executive with over 30 years of building high-growth businesses across SaaS, consumer tech, and marketplace platforms. After a decade at OpenTable — rising from VP of Western Region Sales to Chief Operating Officer — she led global revenue at Corel/Alludo, joined Truckstop as Chief Revenue Officer in 2024, and is now CEO at Franki, the video-led restaurant discovery and rewards app that is rewriting how 25,000+ monthly users find their next great meal. Johnston is a go-to-market architect, board advisor to multiple tech startups, and speaker at the 2025 Khosla Ventures CEO Summit.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Franki
- **Organizations:** Franki, Truckstop, Alludo (Corel), OpenTable, Inertia Beverage Group / Wine Direct, Global Action Network, HeyHire, Hangtight
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Vassar College, Master of Public Health (MPH), Columbia University, Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Spent 10 years at OpenTable, rising from VP Western Region to SVP Global Sales to COO, Led OpenTable's transition of 30,000+ restaurant partners to cloud-based GuestCenter operating system, Drove international market expansion and new revenue channel development at OpenTable

## Career timeline

- **2000-2003** — Co-Founder & Director, Global Action Network
- **2005-2010** — VP Business Development + Ecommerce, Inertia Beverage Group (now Wine Direct)
- **2012-2016** — VP Western Region: Sales + Services, OpenTable
- **2016-2018** — SVP Global Sales + Services, OpenTable
- **2018-2020** — Chief Operating Officer, OpenTable
- **2021-2022** — Chief Revenue Officer, Alludo (formerly Corel)
- **2023** — Board Advisor, Hangtight and HeyHire
- **2024** — Chief Revenue Officer, Truckstop
- **2025-present** — Chief Executive Officer, Franki (frankiapp.com)

## Achievements

- Spent 10 years at OpenTable, rising from VP Western Region to SVP Global Sales to COO
- Led OpenTable's transition of 30,000+ restaurant partners to cloud-based GuestCenter operating system
- Drove international market expansion and new revenue channel development at OpenTable
- Led global revenue at Alludo (Corel), overseeing a digital-direct platform and 30,000+ channel partners worldwide
- Joined Truckstop as CRO in 2024 to lead sales, marketing, and customer success for the freight marketplace platform
- Speaker at the 2025 Khosla Ventures CEO Summit on building durable, high-growth companies
- Board advisor to multiple tech startups, assisting in go-to-market activation
- Currently CEO at Franki, guiding expansion from 30 U.S. cities toward 80-100 destinations

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Spoke at 2025 Khosla Ventures CEO Summit on growth strategies for building durable companies
- **2024-05** — Joined Truckstop as Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing sales, marketing, and customer success
- **2025** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Franki (frankiapp.com), the video-based restaurant discovery and rewards app

## Links

- Website: https://frankiapp.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnstonandrea

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Last updated: 2026-07-24