Meet the Instructor

Ron Claude

Retired Managing Partner, R.D. Claude & Associates

Ron Claude is the retired managing partner of R.D. Claude & Associates, a Seattle-based management consulting firm specializing in business process redesign/optimization and supply chain management. He has more than 25 years of process analysis and redesign experience, and his former clients include Fortune 500 companies such as Nike, Toyota, IBM, Mattel, Levi-Strauss and Pfizer. 

Prior to starting his own business, Claude worked for leading consulting firms PwC, IBM and Clarkston, where he led or co-developed their business process redesign methods and tools. He also trained more than 100 consultants and practitioners in the use of these methodologies and supporting tools.

Claude is passionate about lifelong learning, mentoring and student success. He has conducted multiple guest lectures to the UW Operations Club regarding global supply chain challenges and project management. He holds a bachelor's degree from California State University, Fullerton.