Ron Ash is the Chief Operating Officer for Accenture Federal Services. He is focused on accelerating strategic and operational priorities, as the company continues investing in its people and finding new ways to bring more value to clients and their missions.
He is passionate about creating vibrant, connected communities to help people learn and grow. He has been integral in shaping and driving our inclusion & diversity priorities and is a supporter of the Hispanic-American Employee Resource Group.
Most recently, Ron was the Safety & Citizen Services (S&CS) Portfolio Lead, helping homeland security, law enforcement and first-response agencies achieve critical public safety objectives as well as supporting mission-critical education and commerce missions. Prior to this, Ash led the Justice, Diplomacy, Energy, and Exploration family in S&CS.
Ash also served as Accenture Federal Services' Management Consulting lead. His teams consulted on strategy, talent and organization performance, customer relationship management, supply chain and logistics, finance and enterprise performance and analytics, and shared services.
Ash began his career at Accenture in 1996 and later led the supply chain and operations practice for Accenture's Global Health and Public Service, where he advanced supply chain programs worldwide across government, communications and high tech, media and retail sectors.
Ash received a degree in Business Administration Management Information Systems and Finance from Ohio University, and a certification in Six Sigma techniques. He hails from Cleveland, Ohio, and is a devoted dad and die-hard Cavaliers fan.