Ron Brown is the recently retired CIO of Global R&D and the Global Nutrition Group at PepsiCo Inc., where he led global transformation efforts, established a strategic information office, and managed the global R&D efforts for more than 10 years. His career at PepsiCo also included positions within supply chain, industrial engineering, planning, and purchasing that established his knowledge of cross-organizational business leadership process and alignment. Prior to PepsiCo, Brown served in the U.S .Air Force as a public health inspector auditing food suppliers and military facilities. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arizona.