RON BRONSON

I'm currently an Assistant Professor of Practice in Urban Technology, University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning. Until 2025, I spent over seven years at the federal digital services unit called 18F.

Prior to 18F, I spent over a decade in various roles across web development, mostly focused on legacy modernization, implementing service design at scale & program management. After years of seeing the problems first-hand, building and leading successful teams, and navigating a morass of bureaucractic constraints, I've been broadening my lexicon to look at the ways that technology impacts civic life. In March, I'm organizing a one-day event called Years Ahead.

Offscreen, I coach high school tennis, host a radio show & spent part of summers in Finland. Last spring, I launched the short-term Portland Digital Corps, an all-voluneer team that worked on web projects for non-profits statewide.