Bennett Gamel

Bennett Gamel has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Bennett began their career in 1991 as Director of Corporate Strategy & Development at Ameritech. In 1999, they moved to Sprint as Vice President of Strategic Planning. In 2005, they joined EMBARQ (CenturyLink) as Senior Director of Product Management & Development. At CenturyLink, they held multiple roles, including Vice President of Product Strategy & Development, Vice President of Program Management, Analytics & Metrics, and Interim Leader of IT Systems Engineering. In 2017, they became Head of Product Management & Experience Design at DST Systems, where they achieved $1B in annual revenue across 55 products and services. In 2018, they joined SMG - Service Management Group as Vice President of Product Management and built the company's Product Management organization from the ground up. Currently, they are Head of Program Management at Pepper, a venture capital-backed company focused on the Internet of Things (IoT). Bennett'srole is to help Pepper navigate an exciting period of rapid growth, coordinating across all functional areas.

Bennett Gamel holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics and Government from William & Mary. Additionally, they were certified as a Forrester Customer Experience (CX) Champion in 2019.