Ronald E. Frieson

Ronald E. Frieson is Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. In this role, Frieson leads all clinical operations of the healthcare system. Mr. Frieson previously served as President, Foundation and External Affairs leading the philanthropic efforts of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation. Prior to joining Children’s, most of Mr. Frieson’s professional career was spent in the telecommunications arena as President of Georgia Operations for the BellSouth/AT&T Corporation where he was responsible for the regulatory, legislative, public policy and external affairs areas for the company. Additionally, Mr. Frieson was the first Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for BellSouth.

Mr. Frieson is very active in civic affairs and currently serves as an advisory board member for Truist Bank Atlanta and on the boards of The University of Tennessee Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network and Zoo Atlanta. His prior board leadership includes Hands on Atlanta, the Atlanta Urban League, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the American Kidney Fund. He was also a member of the Leadership Atlanta class of 2002.

Mr. Frieson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a Finance concentration from the University of Tennessee and an MBA in Information Systems from Georgia State University.