Gene Rigoni

Gene Rigoni has over 30 years of experience in the business industry. Gene began their career in 1990 as a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor at Cooper Industries. Gene then worked as a Management Consultant at Arthur D. Little in 1998, followed by a role as Fulfillment Manager at ethnicgrocer.com in 2000. In 2001, they became a Plant Manager and Lean Manufacturing Coordinator at Flextronics, and in 2002 they were a Principal Consultant at WAI Partners. In 2003, they were a Six Sigma Deployment Champion at AOL, and in 2004 they were a Vice President of Operations and Senior Director of Operations at K12. From 2014 to 2018, they were a Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer at Fortessa Tableware Solutions, LLC. Gene is currently the Chief Information Officer at Kimco Services, LLC and will become the Chief Information Officer at Inertial Labs, Inc. in 2022.

Gene Rigoni obtained their MBA in General Management from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business between 1996 and 1998. Gene also earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign between 1988 and 1990. In addition, they hold certifications as a Lean Champion from The George Group, LLC and a Six Sigma Black Belt from The National Graduate School of Quality Management.