A committed, positive and personable leader with a long track record of delivering measurable success across a wide variety of legal, business, and community undertakings. Delivers sustainable solutions to complex and multi-layered problems. Confident, collaborative, and engaging in his approach, Ron communicates effectively across all levels of seniority and builds meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders. His international exposure and strong business acumen have provided him with a powerful ability to influence change across vastly differing geographies and cultures (internal and external).  Board Experience & Exposure: Many years’ experience operating, influencing, and steering businesses at the board level across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.  Mentoring & Coaching: Led the strategic mentoring of senior management and lawyers for Deloitte, Wolf Theiss, Argo Group and Mayer Brown. Ron’s current coaching programs are geared towards helping professionals and firms achieve their own success in today’s complex and competitive environment.  Complete Business Continuum Coverage: Start-ups, investment rounds, VC/PE interactions, debt financing/refinancing, M&A/organic growth/divestitures, workouts, restructurings, and pre-IPO/IPO. Extensive Legal Experience: Accomplished 30-year career at Chicago-based Mayer Brown with significant corporate, finance, capital markets and technology exposure. Led multiple legal engagements as the General Counsel of Argo Group and as a partner of Vienna-based Wolf Theiss.  Business Transformation: Helped regionalize the management, operations and offerings of Deloitte Legal in Central Europe. Turn-around, crisis and momentum management for multiple Wolf Theiss operations. Organized first practice groups for Mayer Brown and restructured initial Tokyo efforts. International Business Development: Built multiple Wolf Theiss offices into market leaders, instrumental in Argo Group’s international growth and initiated the exploration of Chinese and other Asian opportunities for Mayer Brown.  Corporate Governance: Provided oversight, advice, and guidance on all aspects of governance on the board of Swiss-owned Micronas’ investments in Silicon Valley and other locations. C-Suite Experience: Served as the General Counsel of a public, international insurance company during an expansionary period.  Diversity & Inclusion: Enabled the success of diverse legal and management teams during the entirety of his career, including award winning programs at Wolf Theiss.