Roderic O. "Rod" Ballance is the Director/Trade Manager of the Global Trade Center of the Inland Empire® (GTCIE) a public-private partnership serving the international business needs of the Inland Empire.

Ballance has more than thirty years experience in international sales and marketing. Prior to moving to Riverside in August 1999, he was Manager, Contracts/Operations, Saudi Arabian National Guard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Previously, he was Managing Director of KBR (Holdings) Ltd., a Long Beach, California based international consulting firm, which specialized in import/export trading, cross-cultural training and marketing/distribution.

Ballance's education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco. RBallance@globaltradecenter.org