Donald Ballard

Donald Ballard serves as the Senior Manager of Corporate Product Environmental Compliance at Coherent Inc., overseeing compliance across 20+ global business units with a focus on various environmental regulations. Prior experience includes roles as an Environmental Technologies Data Analyst at Apple Computer, where responsibilities encompassed managing environmental data and improving compliance processes, as well as a Manager of Environmental Affairs at Cisco Systems, where legislative research on environmental compliance was conducted. Additionally, Donald worked as an Environmental Compliance Engineer at Brocade Communications, implementing key compliance programs and acting as a liaison with advocacy groups. Donald holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University and additional education from Stanford University.