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 and innovating to find new ways to bring more value to clients and their missions and create more opportunities for people.
He is passionate about creating vibrant, connected communities that help people learn and grow as well as shared spaces where people can innovate and collaborate. He has been integral in shaping our inclusion & diversity priorities and is an executive sponsor of the Hispanic-American Employee Resource Group.
Ron joined Accenture Federal Services in 2002, where he held senior roles across the business and was instrumental in delivering transformative programs with clients. Previously, Ron led the Public Safety Portfolio, responsible for helping homeland security, law enforcement and first-response agencies achieve strategic and operational goals for mission-critical public safety objectives as well as supporting diplomacy, education, commerce, and space missions.
Prior to this, Ron served as the Strategy & Consulting Growth Platform Lead at Accenture Federal Services. He led strategic initiatives and teams that focused on strategy, talent, and organization performance, customer relationship management, supply chain and logistics, finance and enterprise performance analytics, and shared services. He also served as a Diamond Client Account Lead for multiple client accounts.
Ron began his career at Accenture in 1996, then later focused on supply chain transformation, where he advanced supply chain programs worldwide across government, communications and high tech, media and retail sectors.
Ron earned a degree in Business Administration Management Information Systems and Finance from Ohio University, and a certification in Six Sigma techniques.