Bill Ballhaus

Chairman of MilestoneRoad Partners, a business consulting firm he founded in 2021 and as Executive Chairman at Catalis, a provider of software and payments solutions for government customers. He previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blackboard, Inc., a leading EdTech company, from 2016 until its merger with Anthology in 2021. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President of SRA International, Inc., a provider of information technology services from 2011 until the creation of CSRA from SRA and CSC’s U.S. public sector business. Before that, Bill served as Chief Executive Officer and President of publicly-traded government contractor DynCorp International from 2008 to 2010. Bill has also held senior leadership positions at BAE Systems, Boeing and Hughes where he led global government and commercial technology businesses particularly focused on software and IT. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Qmulos, a leading cybersecurity and IT compliance company. He is also a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Bill graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. He received a master’s degree and a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University and was awarded the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. He also received a master’s in business administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.