Name Ronald Davis | ||
Ronald V. Davis is an American philanthropist and the founder and former CEO and President of The Perrier Group of America Inc.
He is currently chairman of the community-owned Vail Valley Medical Center and also serves on, and is past chairman of, the Cal State Fullerton’s Foundation Board of Governors. He is also a board member on the Orangewood Children’s Foundation and the Vail Valley Youth Foundation.
Mr. Davis founded The Perrier Group of America Inc. and served as its president and chief executive officer from October 1979 to January 1994.
After selling the Perrier Group, Ron spent ten years as an active investor and venture capitalist in emerging companies, leverage buyouts and real estate, and was an investor and board member of four IPO’s. He has served on the boards of numerous private and public companies, and was chairman of Consolidated Container Company.
Ron earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton, and an MBA from the University of Southern California. He founded the Guardian Scholars Program at Cal State Fullerton, an educational scholarship program for foster youths.