Health 2049: Ron Williams, Chairman & CEO of RW2 Enterprises and former Chairman & CEO of Aetna

Jason Helgerson co-hosts the Health 2049 podcast with Bisi Williams of the Massive Change Network.

If one attempts to look at health care through the many lenses it can be viewed through, what does one ultimately see for the future? Ron Williams has a long and distinguished career in health care and has seen the system from many different viewpoints–as CEO of one of the largest health plans, board director to pharmaceutical medical device and consumer health care companies, and private equity advisor. His view of the future centers around the personalization and globalization of health, by way of accelerated adoption of sensor technology, artificial intelligence, advanced payment models, and robust debate facilitated by government around the future of health and care.

Ronald A. Williams is Chairman and CEO of RW2 Enterprises and the former Chairman and CEO of health insurance giant Aetna Inc. He’s the bestselling author of “Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization.”

Mr. Williams counsels C-Suite corporate executives on strategy and transformational leadership. As Operating Advisor to private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice, he oversees portfolio companies including serving as Founding Chairman of agilon health and Chairman of Vera Whole Health. He previously served as Chairman of naviHealth and PharMedium. He is a Director of American Express, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson and Warby Parker.

Mr. Williams is Chairman of The Conference Board and member of President’s Circle of the National Academies, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and trustee of CED.

He’s a graduate of Roosevelt University and holds an M.S. in Management from MIT Sloan School of Management.