Ronald White is the former Chief Information Officer of Avanade, where he led global technology strategy, digital operations, and enterprise transformation across the company’s international footprint. In this role, he modernized core systems, accelerated cloud and data initiatives, and strengthened Avanade’s ability to scale through AI-enabled platforms, automation, and analytics. Ronald is known for developing high-performing technology organizations and guiding complex, multi-year transformation programs that align tightly with business outcomes.
Before becoming CIO, Ronald served as Avanade’s U.S. Midwest General Manager, directing regional strategy, operations, and growth. He previously held senior executive roles at Owens-Illinois where he drove enterprise-wide systems modernization and operational excellence initiatives. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly two decades at Accenture, ultimately becoming a partner responsible for leading global consulting, outsourcing, and systems integration programs across multiple industries.
Ronald holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Miami University and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Outside of work, he is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys mountain climbing, trail running, biking, and spending time on the water.
On the 60th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, former Avanade CIO Ronald White joins the show to share how AI enabled a complete reset of enterprise IT operations, modernizing legacy systems and delivering measurable business value.
Read about Ronald’s approach to modernizing legacy systems and building a data foundation that made AI operational across the enterprise. He shares how aligning AI with business outcomes secured buy-in and delivered tangible results. The episode offers a grounded blueprint for deploying AI at scale inside complex orgs, with lessons on infrastructure, governance, and change management.
