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Ron Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Consulting, Executive Leadership

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Ron Williams Biography

A veteran business leader, turn-around expert, and advocate for value creation, bestselling author Ronald A. Williams is the chairman and CEO of RW2 Enterprises, LLC. He is active in private equity, having chaired four PE healthcare companies from acquisition to exit. He is a director on corporate, public sector, and non-profit boards. The former chairman and CEO of health insurance giant Aetna Inc. devotes his time and energy to helping CEOs, c-suite executives, and boards with strategy and values-based leadership and the continued transformation of the healthcare system.

Williams is a former director of the Boeing Company, co-founder and chairman of Agilon Health, director at Warby Parker, and chairman of Apree Health, which includes Castlight and Vera Whole Health. Williams previously served as lead director of American Express and director for Johnson & Johnson. He is an operating advisor to private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), where he successfully guided three CD&R portfolio company exits: Envision Healthcare (NYSE: EVHC), PharMEDium Corporation, and naviHealth. He is a member of the McKinsey External Advisory Group, created in 2019 to provide an objective external perspective to inform the overall strategy of the firm.

At Aetna, Williams turned a struggling organization into an industry leader, transforming the company’s strategy, culture, operating performance, and financial results. When he joined Aetna in 2001, its loss from continuing operations was $292 million, with an earnings per share loss of $0.46. Williams was named president and joined Aetna’s Board in 2002; he became CEO in February 2006 and chairman in October 2006. In 2011, the year he stepped down as chairman, Aetna’s full-year operating earnings were $2 billion, with operating earnings per share of $5.17. Revenues were $34 billion, up from $19.9 billion in 2005, and the company was ranked 77th on the FORTUNE 100 list. Market capitalization grew from $4.7 billion in 2001 to $15.3 billion in 2011. During his tenure, Aetna was named FORTUNE’s most admired company in the Healthcare: Insurance and Managed Care category for three consecutive years.

Williams is chairman of The Conference Board and a member of the Cleveland Clinic Board of Trustees. He is a member of the President’s Circle of National Academies, which advises the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine), and the National Research Council. He also serves on the boards of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and is a member of the Peterson Center on Healthcare Advisory Board. His previous board service includes NAF (National Academy Foundation), the MIT Corporation, RAND Health Advisory Board, Deutsche Bank Americas Advisory Board, Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform (CPR), Save The Children, Vice Chairman of The Business Council, Chairman of the Healthcare Leadership Council, and Chairman of the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare. He served on President Obama’s President’s Management Advisory Board from 2011 to 2017.

He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an independent, multidisciplinary policy research center founded in 1780, and became a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development, a non-profit, non-partisan, business-led public policy organization.

Williams is a graduate of Roosevelt University and holds an M.S. in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization

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How do I book Ron Williams to speak at my event?

Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Ron Williams for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Ron Williams, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Ron Williams or any other speaker of your choice.
What are the speaker fees for Ron Williams

Speaking fees for Ron Williams, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Ron Williams are for live events and for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Ron Williams, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
What topics does Ron Williams speak about?

Ron Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Consulting, Executive Leadership.
Where does Ron Williams travel from?

Ron Williams generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
Who is Ron Williams’s agent?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Ron Williams for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Ron Williams for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Ron Williams or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Ron Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Ron Williams for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Ron Williams generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jason Selk, Ray Tadgerson, Liene Stevens, Rana Florida and Daren Martin PhD. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Ron Williams for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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