Ron Lapierre

Ron LaPierre is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader with extensive experience in the tech and innovation sectors. Currently serving as the Executive Director of The Randall Lewis Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Claremont McKenna College since 2018, LaPierre has designed and implemented a certification program in Innovation & Entrepreneurship for undergraduates. Alongside this role, LaPierre is an investor in multiple ventures including tvScientific, an advertising technology platform, and Transit Authority, Inc., a company focused on tech-enabled manufacturing solutions in the infused product market. Previous roles include EVP of Business Development & Upmarket Sales at Zenreach, Principal at Atomic, and CEO of CityGrid Media, where significant turnaround efforts were made. LaPierre holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UCLA and an MBA in Marketing from the Drucker School of Management.