Agency Matters: Building a workforce that thrives through change

Global HR and transformation executive with 20+ years driving enterprise-wide digital, cultural, and organisational change across engineering, aerospace, defence, energy, technology, media, and financial services — consistently converting talent strategy into measurable commercial outcomes. Built and scaled AI-enabled talent systems, skills intelligence, and workforce analytics platforms that have automated and augmented human capability, de-risked succession, and materially accelerated the pace of change across organisations totalling over 200,000 employees.
Currently leading the digital reinvention of the talent engine at Rolls-Royce's 42,000-person global enterprise — architecting AI-powered workforce insight, skills-based transformation, and digital talent governance that is strengthening leadership depth, cutting continuity risk, and directly lifting productivity, margin, and customer performance.

Ron’s team supports the company’s strategy and execution of strategic initiatives across BetterUp. He began his career in management consulting with Bain & Company before moving into the K-12 space with African Leadership Academy, Informed K-12, and eSpark Learning. Ron earned a B.S. in Business Administration at the University of Southern California and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.