For the past 27 years, Ron Meeks has guided and supported global clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Amgen, McDonald’s, General Mills, Hanger, ITW, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Exelon, and WestRock in their strategies for developing senior leadership talent. Ron approaches his clients' needs based on his own experience as a line executive--the first 18 years of his career. He blends contemprary ideas with the fundamentals of leadership to shape the most relevant support for each leader. 

Ron is well regarded for his business-based diagnostic skills as well as his ability to facilitate pragmatic forums that drive leadership learning. For the past few years, he has emphasized helping leaders navigate uncertainty, create conditions for growth, build their senior leadership teams, and most importantly, manage their own personal growth and effectiveness. 

Ron quickly translates the enterprise strategies and goals into what it means for leadership--for individual leaders as well as teams of leaders. He routinely challenges his clients to be very clear about the question: “What type of leadership is needed now?” In 2008 and 2009, Ron co-edited the Pfeiffer Annual: Leadership Development along with Drs. Cairo, Dotlich, and Rhinesmith, bringing together a collection of leadership development approaches to address growth, innovation, and globalization.

Ron’s interest in leadership development comes from his experience in line-management and staff roles within Hoechst AG, formerly one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and chemical companies. During his 18 years at various companies of The Hoechst Group, Ron's personal leadership learning and foundation came from confronting strategic challenges and aligning people to the new realities required to succeed.

As a line executive, Ron co-led two major business turnarounds, primarily through improving the capabilities of the leadership teams, the people, and the organizational commitment and interaction. In each case, the organizations emerged stronger and far more competitive. It was through these experiences that Ron derived his passion for how leaders set the tone. In staff roles, Ron led the executive and leadership development programs at Hoechst Celanese Corporation, concentrating on senior-management levels and high-potential talent. His background includes a two-year assignment with Hoechst in Germany, where he became fluent in German.

Ron holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from Clemson University. 

He currently lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he enjoys spending time with his wife, their four adult children, and four grandchildren.