K12 Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer, Ron Packard, Receives the James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award from the Education Industry Association

Herndon, VA – On Wednesday, the Chief Executive Officer of K12 Inc., Ron Packard, received the James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at the annual Education Industry Association (EIA) conference in Orlando, FL.

The award is given to an individual whose achievements in the for-profit education industry serve as a guidepost for others starting and building entrepreneurial education endeavors, and who exemplifies the characteristics James P. Boyle represented, such as courage and perseverance with an end to improving educational opportunities for children.

Todd Parchman, member of the EIA Board of Directors and sponsor of the James P. Boyle award, said, “Ron Packard saw a need that was not being met in education, created a vision for meeting it, and built a great company to make it reality. Ron has dedicated himself to serving students and teachers. His integrity, energy, intellect and relentless devotion to quality embody the characteristics of James P. Boyle.”

James P. Boyle was an educator-entrepreneur who founded Ombudsman Educational Services in 1975 and became a leader and role model for the emerging education services industry. In 1990, he helped found the Association of Educators in Private Practice (AEPP), which was renamed the Education Industry Association in 2002.

The Education Industry Association, with over 800 corporate and individual members, is the leading professional association for private providers of education services, suppliers and other private organizations who are stakeholders in education.

Prior to starting K12 Inc. in 1999, Ron Packard worked for McKinsey & Company as well as for Goldman Sachs in mergers and acquisitions. He 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.

About K12 Inc.:
K12 Inc. is a leading national provider of individualized, one-to-one learning solutions for students in virtual public schools, distance education programs and traditional classrooms. The K12 program is used by more than 25,000 students and 700 teachers in 17 statewide virtual public schools. Three virtual public schools located in major metropolitan cities also offer the K12 program. Many of the nation’s top-performing virtual public schools are using the K12 curriculum and school services.


K12 offers individualized learning solutions for students using an outstanding, highly effective curriculum that enables mastery of core concepts and skills for students of all abilities by combining a cognitive science-based curriculum with individualized learning approaches, delivered by teachers specifically trained to educate in an online environment.

More information can be found at www.K12.com.


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