Ron Codd
DIRECTOR
Business and Management
JDeck Inc
Brazil
Biography
Ron Codd is an independent consultant and corporate director with over 30 years of experience working with high technology, high growth firms in financial and general management roles. From late 2007 to early 2008, he was the interim CEO of UltraCell Corporation, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of micro fuel cells. Ron was also previously the CFO and senior vice president of finance and administration for PeopleSoft. During his seven year tenure at PeopleSoft, he managed PeopleSoft’s successful IPO in 1992 and oversaw its growth in annualized revenues from $15 million to $1.5 billion. Prior to that, he held a series of senior management positions with MIPS Computer Systems, Wyse Technology and Tandem Computers. Ron serves as a director of several public company boards, including Rocket Fuel, FireEye and ServiceNow. Ron has a masters in management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of California, Berkeley. He has earned the following credentials: certified public accountant (CPA), certified managerial accountant (CMA) and certified production and inventory management (CPIM). He is a member of the adjunct faculty of Golden Gate University.
Research Interest
Business and Management
