Ron specializes in pro-poor private sector development in emerging markets. He is an economist, consultant, and manager with expertise in market systems development (MSD), SME growth, strategy, and competitiveness. A recognized leader in MSD in health, Ron pioneered its application in the private healthcare sector. His work emphasizes sustainable private sector engagement, adaptive management, and large-scale SME performance improvement.
Ron currently serve on DT Global Africa’s Senior Leadership Team and as Technical Director for SDC’s Private Sector Partnerships for Health (PSPH) Somalia/Somaliland, a program he helped to
conceptualize in 2016. Highlights of past roles include Team Leader for FCDO/DFID’s four-time A+ rated PSP4H in Kenya, Chief of Party on USAID’s 5-country Enterprise Development Project (EDP) in Central Asia, and Chief of Party for USAID’s SEED in Egypt. He also led private sector development initiatives in Kosovo, Indonesia, Nigeria, the UAE, Vietnam, and regionally in East Africa for funders that include USAID, the World Bank, and the EU.
With a career in the industry reaching back the 1990s, Ron is known for managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs in challenging environments. His leadership is underpinned by an AB from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School, complemented by a practical, results-driven approach to development.
What’s the coolest thing about your job?
Leaving a long trail of highly capable and highly trained local national consultants behind me. Hearing from former team members years after a project ended that they have reached positions of high professional responsibility, started their own consulting businesses, and/or found long term value in my guidance and mentorship.
If you could meet any living person for a chat over a shared dinner, who would you pick and why?
William Easterly, Professor of Economics at NYU. I think he understands the development world as well as anyone alive today. I’d love to compare experiences with him – we were born in the same year. BTW: Who would pick up the tab?
