Tom Ponder

Tom Ponder has a long history of working in various roles in the food and beverage industry. Tom began their career in 1995 as a Manager of Business Development for Netcom. Tom then moved to Best Internet Communications as a Manager of Corporate Development in 1997. After that, they were a Director of Strategy and Business Development for BellSouth in 1998. In 1999, they became the Vice President of Sales and Business Development for edaflow. Tom then moved to Coca-Cola Enterprises as a Market Unit Vice President in 2008. In 2009, they were a Director of Cold Drink Operations Support for The Coca-Cola Company. In 2011, they joined Acosta as a Vice President and Team Leader of Client Development and Vice President of Corporate Strategy. From 2017 to 2019, they were a General Partner at Bushwood Investment Partners. Most recently, they have been the CEO of Kingmade Jerky since 2019.

Tom Ponder received their MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 1996 and their BBA from Millsaps College in 1989.