His specialty is examining and describing how organizations use information technology to become more capable and competitive. He joined Ryerson University after several decades of IT industry experience, notably as a management consultant partner at Accenture and at KPMG. Recently he has developed conceptual frameworks regarding global IT outsourcing and how social responsibility can be embedded into the outsourcing transaction. He has published several books and papers on this topic. Currently his research and teaching is focused on digital disruption. Ron is leading the development of the Ryerson Professional Masters Diploma in Managing Technology and Innovation, which will be focused on CIOs.