Duff Johnson
Chair of these communities: US TAG | TC171 SC2 US WG8 PDF | TC171 SC2 US WG9 AccessibilityDuff started working with PDF in 1996 when he founded Document Solutions, Inc. in Oakland, California.
Today, as CEO of the PDF Association, Duff coordinates industry activities in support of PDF technology.
Duff also serves in technical roles as Project Leader for ISO 14289 (PDF/UA) and as Project co-Leader for ISO 32000 (the PDF specification). He chairs the US Technical Advisory Committee (TAG) for ISO TC 171 SC 2, and serves as its Head of Delegation.
He can be reached at duff.johnson@pdfa.org.
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Duff Johnson's Publications
Article April 16, 2018
Our Executive Director Duff Johnson gives some personally information about his experience with the “PDF universe” and much more.
Article, Presentation preview April 11, 2018
Panel discussion about “Driving interoperability” moderated by Duff Johnson, CEO of the PDF Association.
Article, Presentation preview April 11, 2018
Duff Johnson, Executive Director of the PDF Association, will be hosting a keynote titled “Beyond the page: my story with … Read more
Article April 5, 2018
A “PDF package” delivers a lightweight content management platform by combining rendered documents, metadata, embedded files and interactive features in … Read more
Presentation January 30, 2018
Article December 15, 2017
PDF is far more than digital paper—supporting 3D models, machine-readable data, and rich attachments to power collaboration, automation, and secure … Read more
PDF Association news December 13, 2017
The Library of Congress and NARA joined the PDF Association, underscoring PDF’s key role in archiving and collaboration on document … Read more
Article December 8, 2017
A text document is a record of written content at a specific point in time – a publication, a contract, … Read more
PDF Association news November 30, 2017
In recognition of their efforts with PDF 2.0, Duff Johnson and Peter Wyatt, the two ISO Project Leaders for ISO … Read more




