Ron Ponder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ron Ponder

American businessman

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1943

Place of Birth: El Dorado, Arkansas, United States

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ron J.
Ponder (born February 21, 1943) has served the past 35 years as a senior information technology executive in several Fortune 100 companies across a number of industries.
He has held senior leadership positions at Federal Express, Sprint, AT&T, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and WellPoint.One of the first Global CIO's his career has spanned several Industries, helping Federal Express introduce its worldwide package tracking and tracing systems, overseeing the operation and modernization of both Sprint and AT&T's Voice and Data Networks as well as their Product Development, Billing, Marketing and Customer Service systems.
As Executive Vice President and CIO at WellPoint, he drove the technology, systems integration strategy and operations as the company grew to become the nation's largest medical insurance carrier in the U.S.
during his tenure.In 2006 he founded and currently leads an Information Technology consulting firm, formed by Ponder and several of his former business associates.
The group specializes in managing large-scale business and government technology program implementations, information technology group transformations and providing leadership on troubled projects.