Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 7, 2009
Ron Packard, CFa, is the CEO and Founder of K12 Inc., a technology-based education company based in Herndon, Va. K12 is a provider of proprietary curriculum and online education programs to students in kindergarten to 12th grade. Mr. Packard previously was 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, he 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 He holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago. Profile
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Mr. Packard: All right. I started K12 about nine years ago, and the idea was -
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