Peg Kenkel-Thomsen

Product Management | Head Of Assessments at Territorium

Peg Kenkel-Thomsen has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. Peg currently serves as a Senior Product Manager at Territorium, a profitable and privately-held company with a global user base. In this role, Peg focuses on driving learning results by developing job knowledge, competencies, skills, and credentials for job seekers and students.

Prior to their current role, Peg worked at ETS as a Senior Director of Product Development, contributing to the company's product development efforts.

Before joining ETS, Peg held multiple roles at ACT, including Product Director, Senior Product Manager for K-12 Solutions, and Program Manager for Operations Program Management. Throughout their tenure at ACT, they demonstrated expertise in product lifecycle management, Agile project management, and stakeholder collaboration. Peg played a key role in resolving obstacles, driving product sunsets and platform transitions, and serving as a product subject matter expert for RFP responses to district and state clients.

Earlier in their career, Peg worked as a Senior Project Manager at ACT, where they successfully managed relationships with multiple state customers and large districts, resolved internal and customer concerns, and facilitated planning meetings and post-project reviews.

Prior to their time at ACT, Peg worked as an Assistant at Regina Catholic Education Center, where they were involved in various administrative tasks, including scheduling, parent support groups, student registration, and recruitment. Peg also provided support in software systems and implemented the school's dress code policy.

Peg began their career as a Software Product Manager at The FREEDOM Group - Financial Software and as a Programmer Analyst at Principal Financial Group.

Overall, Peg Kenkel-Thomsen has a wealth of experience in product management, project management, and customer relationship management across various industries.

Peg Kenkel-Thomsen received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a focus in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Iowa State University from 1987 to 1991. Prior to attending Iowa State University, Peg Kenkel-Thomsen also completed their high school education at HCHS. Additionally, they obtained the certification of Certified SAFe® 5 Agile Product Manager from Scaled Agile, Inc. in October 2021.

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