What Happened?
Herndon, VA-based K12 Inc. Appointed Rob Banwarth as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
K12 is a technology-based education company that offers proprietary curriculum and instructional support services to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. As the leader in K-12 online education for more than a decade, the company uses virtual public and private schooling methods to provide families with alternatives to traditional "brick and mortar" classrooms – giving children access to a high-quality education no matter where they are in the world. K12 strives to help each child reach his or her full potential through an individualized approach that meets the needs of all kinds of learners. The K12 curriculum is composed of engaging, multimedia-rich lessons delivered over a proprietary school platform. This is combined with a rigorous system to test and assess students, plus processes to manage school performance and compliance. In addition, K12 professional development programs enable teachers to better utilize technology for instruction. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Herndon, VA., K12 currently offers tuition-free, virtual public schooling in two-thirds of the states. The company’s private school options include K12 International Academy, The George Washington University Online High School, The Keystone School, and individual courses for sale. K12 also partners with schools and districts around the U.S. and internationally to provide individualized learning solutions that help improve student achievement and serve diverse populations.
About the Person
Rob Banwarth, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, has more than 20 years of experience leading large development and infrastructure organizations both domestically and internationally. Rob is responsible for K12`s Information Technology strategy, deploying solutions that align with the overall company goals and objectives, and managing K12`s infrastructure platforms to be highly scalable and available. Prior to joining K12, Mr. Banwarth served as Chief Information Officer for Smartlink LLC, a nationwide recruiting and site development company focused on delivering solutions for new and existing carrier communications infrastructures. In this role, he successfully designed, delivered and supported the technology strategy that drove profitability. This included the delivery and execution of Smartlink LLC`s Information Technology enterprise class applications, infrastructure and support services that drive customer acquisition, revenue, CRM, SFA, HRIS, analytics, billing, and financial reporting functions. Before joining Smartlink LLC, Mr. Banwarth served as Vice President of Commercial Operations at GXS, where he was responsible for delivery and support for datacenters, network, infrastructure and support applications globally. Prior to that, he was Vice President of IT Operations for SiriusXM Satellite Radio and its predecessor company, XM Satellite Radio. Mr. Banwarth has held leadership positions with Sprint Nextel, XO Communications and MCI Communications.
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