Ronald "Ron" Budzik is a retired vice president of the Mead Corporation where he handled government affairs, international business development, and served as chair of the company’s foundation. He has long been active in the Miami Valley community, and currently serves as the consulting director of the Dayton Business Committee. Among his many other areas of involvement, Ron is a board member of Learn2Earn Dayton and the Dayton Early College Academy.  He holds a bachelor’s of science in accounting and a MBA both from the University of Dayton, and is a graduate of INSEAD International Advanced Management Program in Fontainebleau, France and the Public Affairs Institute. He received the Dayton Development Coalition Leadership and Artemis House Peacekeeper awards.