Ron Gambill is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Educational Funding of the South, Inc. ("Edsouth") and with principal offices located at 104 North Seven Oaks Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922. Mr. Gambill has served as a Director on the Edsouth Board since 1988. Prior to joining Edsouth, he was Executive Director of the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation ("TSAC") for over 17 years and served as a financial aid director for Nashville State Technical Institute for over 11 years before his appointment to TSAC.

Mr. Gambill is Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors of the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs. He served on the Executive Board of the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators for several years and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Student Clearinghouse and on the Executive Board of the Tennessee Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. 

He holds a Bachelor's degree from David Lipscomb University and a Master's Degree from Middle Tennessee State University. He has 35 years of experience in administering the Federal Family Education Loan Program from the perspective of a post-secondary institution, guaranty agency and secondary market.