Ronald Packard Biography

Ron Packard is the CEO and Founder of K12. Mr. Packard was previously a vice president of Knowledge Universe and CEO of Knowledge Schools which provides high-quality childhood education in community and employer-sponsored centers and invests in incubates and operates several charter school companies. Previously Mr. Packard worked for McKinsey & Company as well as for Goldman Sachs in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Packard holds a B.A. in Economics and Mechanical Engineering with honors from the University of California at Berkeley. As a Hughes scholar he spent his undergraduate summers writing an image-processing language. He holds an M.B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago and he is a chartered financial analyst.
Mr. Packard was the 2007 recipient of the Education Industry Association's James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award bestowed to individuals whose achievements in the for-profit education industry serve as a guidepost for others starting and building entrepreneurial education endeavors. In 2008 he won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the IT Services & Solutions category in Greater Washington for his outstanding leadership in building and leading a dynamic and growing business. He was also the recipient of the Distinguished Entrepreneurial Award from Chicago Booth in 2009 for his achievements in public service entrepreneurship finance and corporate leadership. In 2010 he won the USDLA Award for demonstrating Outstanding Leadership in the field of Distance Learning.

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