Ron is a co-founder of Defacto Health, a company that aggregates and integrates public healthcare datasets. He previously led innovation and strategy at CAQH where he launched CAQH's provider directory and endpoint directory solutions. His 16 years of experience in healthcare technology includes managing products in infection surveillance, patient self-service, and health insurance exchanges. Ron holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management as well as Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He has a second degree black belt in Taekwondo. He once auditioned for the televised country music singing competition Nashville Star.