Louisiana Tech University Mississippi State University
Occupation
Founder of The Ponder Group
Awards
Smithsonian Award
Stevie Awards
Ron J. Ponder (born February 21, 1943) is a senior information technology executive. He has held senior leadership positions at Federal Express,[1] Sprint,[2] AT&T,[3] Cap Gemini Ernst & Young[4] and WellPoint.[5]
One of the first global CIOs[6] his career has spanned several Industries, helping Federal Express introduce its worldwide package tracking and tracing systems,[7] 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.[8] As executive vice president and CIO at WellPoint,[9][10] 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.[11]
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.
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^Marrietti, Charlene. (April 2005). "IT Health Care Innovators: Quality Technology Meets a Champion", Healthcare Informatics – The Business of Healthcare Information Technology, McGraw Hills Companies, Volume 22, number 4.
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