Ron Ashkenas is an executive-in-residence at the Haas Business School of UC Berkeley and a senior partner of Schaffer Consulting in Stamford, Connecticut.

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Ron Ashkenas is an executive in residence at the Haas Business School at UC Berkeley and a senior partner of Schaffer Consulting, a Stamford, Connecticut consulting firm.

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After leaving Cardiff in 2007 he went on to hold senior positions at London City Airport and Sheffield City Airport before becoming a partner in an airport investment and enterprise business.

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