Ronald Allen Williams (born 1949) is an American Businessman, Entrepreneur and management consultant, and board director on corporate, public sector and non-profit boards. Williams is the author of Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization, which appeared on The Wall Street Journal's best seller list. He is founder, chairman and CEO of RW2 Enterprises, LLC. He is the former chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Aetna Inc., a diversified benefits company. Aetna is now part of CVS Health. Following his retirement from Aetna, Williams formed RW2 Enterprises, LLC. He coaches and consults with senior corporate executives of Fortune 100 companies on transformational leadership strategy, board preparedness and business strategy. He works on issues such as value creation in health care in the US, such as a value-based approach to health care, where physicians, health care providers, insurers, employers and consumers are working together to achieve more affordable, better quality health care. Business leadership Williams serves on the board of directors of American Express, Boeing and Johnson and Johnson. He is also an operating advisor to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), where he has successfully guided three CD&R portfolio company exits: naviHealth, PharMEDium and Envision Healthcare. He is chairman of the board of agilon health, a company partnering with physicians to create next generation value-based care delivery. agilon health was launched in 2016. Williams is chairman of The Conference Board. Williams led and co-sponsored TCB's efforts to create the millennial leader report "Divergent Views/Common Ground, the leadership perspective of C-Suite Executives and Millennial Leaders." This report encourages C-Suite executives to better navigate millennial leader talent development and coaching. Williams participates with the Committee for Economic Development (CED), and co-chaired two of CED's studies: Adjusting the Prescription and Modernizing Medicare. In January 2010, he co-chaired the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. He also previously served as vice chairman of The Business Council from 2008 to 2010, vice chairman of the Health Leadership Council, and chairman of the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH). He also was an advisor to The Wall Street Journal CEO Council and a former member of the GE Healthymagination Advisory Committee. In 2023, he began as a member of the McKinsey & Company External Advisory Group. Aetna leadership Williams served as both chairman and CEO of Aetna until November 2010 and as