Jeffrey Thomas Ballard, originally from South Bend, Indiana, currently excels as the Senior Director of the Partners & Alliances Program at Aerospike. Distinguished by his global marketing executive demeanor, he integrates deep industry insight, extensive experience, and profound professionalism into every aspect of his work. Living in Westfield, Indiana, with his spouse Vicki and their two beloved dogs, he has notably influenced the industry with his strategic finesse and experiential wisdom, thereby driving growth, boosting revenues, and enhancing market visibility.
He has demonstrated an exceptional ability to drive revenue and market presence through innovative product introductions, channel expansions, and global market penetrations. His commitment to developing channels and forming alliances has resulted in the creation of cutting-edge go-to-market partner programs, crucial for advancing sales, enabling technical support, and generating demand.
Before his impactful role at Aerospike, he made significant strides as IBM’s Senior Director of Partners and Alliances in the Cloud division, where he was instrumental in initiating several pivotal partner development programs. Ballard'' s career also spotlighted a key position at EOH, a South African Distributor, as the lead for Market and Channel Development for Kofax Solutions. His collaborative endeavors with leading-edge technology companies such as Seagate Software, Symantec, FileNet, and Kofax have showcased his broad and practical skill set.
