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Ronald Allen Williams (born 1949) is an American businessman and board director on corporate, public sector and non-profit boards. He is the former chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Aetna Inc. and is the founder, chairman and CEO of RW2 Enterprises, LLC.
Williams is the author of Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization.
Williams is chairman of The Conference Board and participates with the Committee for Economic Development (CED). He was a member of the McKinsey & Company External Advisory Group until 2024.
He previously served as vice chairman of The Business Council from 2008 to 2010 and chairman of the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH). He was an advisor to The Wall Street Journal CEO Council and a former member of the GE Healthymagination Advisory Committee.
Mr. Williams joined Aetna in 2001 and in 2002 was named president and joined Aetna's board. He was named CEO in February 2006 and chairman of the board in October 2006. In 2001, Aetna reported a net loss from continuing operations of $292 million and earnings per share loss from continuing operations of $0.46. In 2011, full-year operating earnings were $2.0 billion with operating earnings per share of $5.17 producing a 12.3 percent operating EPS CAGR over the prior five years.
In March 2011, Williams was appointed to the President's Management Advisory Board, which was assembled by U.S. President Barack Obama. He served in that capacity until 2017. He serves on the board of the Peterson Center on Healthcare board of advisors, the Peterson Institute for International Economics
In 2013 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an independent, multidisciplinary policy research center.
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