Ronald W. Hovsepian

Chairman at ANSYS

Ronald W. Hovsepian currently serves as Chairman of the Board. Ronald W. Hovsepian was our Lead Independent Director from 2014. From October 2014 through December 2016, Mr. Hovsepian was also the non-executive chairman of the Company’s board. Since October 2018, he has served as an Executive Partner at Flagship Pioneering, a leading venture capital firm investing in scientific ventures for life. Mr. Hovsepian was appointed President, CEO and Director of Synchronoss Technologies from January to April 2017. Previously, Mr. Hovsepian served as President and CEO of Intralinks, Inc., from December 2011 to January 2017, and President and CEO of Novell, Inc. from 2005 to 2011. He joined Novell in 2003 as Executive Vice President and President, Worldwide Field Operations. Prior to his time at Novell, Mr. Hovsepian spent his time from 2000 to 2003 in the venture capital industry. He started his career at IBM and served in a number of executive positions over approximately 16 years. Mr. Hovsepian served as a member of the board for ANN Inc. from 1998 to August 2015. In that time, he also served as the Non-Executive Chairman of the board of ANN Inc. from 2005 to 2015.

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  • Chairman

    Current role