John Watson

John Watson is a strategic account executive at Axon, formerly serving as the Vice President of Sales at Fūsus before its acquisition by Axon in February 2024.1 Prior to his current role, he held positions at Utility, Inc., including Business Manager from August 2019 to December 2021 and Sales Representative from August 2018 to August 2019.123

Watson has over 20 years of experience in the police profession and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command.1 He has extensive experience in sales leadership, bringing process, structure, and training to build successful sales teams.1

In his role at Fūsus, Watson led the sales team to achieve over 600% growth in annual recurring revenue in the SaaS industry, with 0% churn.1 His leadership contributed to Fūsus being ranked 70th on Inc. Magazine's list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies.1

Watson is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and describes himself as passionate about transforming the public safety landscape with innovative technology.1 He brings a solid foundation of leadership, project management, police practice and policy development, accreditation, and implementation experience to his current role.1