Gene Ballard

As Kajeet’s Director of Product Strategy, Gene is responsible for developing and executing a long-term product strategy including product research, development and life cycle management. He brings products and solutions to the market that solve real world challenges faced by K-12 leaders. Gene has a particular passion for K12 transportation technologies which culminates in Kajeet’s SmartBus vision of the Connected School Bus.
Prior to Kajeet, Gene held sales and engineering leadership roles at Sprint/Nextel and T-Mobile. He holds a BS in Business/Economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as well as engineering certifications across multiple technology platforms.