Leadership
Ron Morgan
Areas of Expertise:
- Internal and external audit
- Accounting operations
- SEC compliance
- Internal controls
- Business processes and systems
Since co-founding MorganFranklin, Ron Morgan has been instrumental in developing the commercial sector business unit, serving as Chief Financial Officer until January 2008. As President of Commercial Services, he is responsible for all aspects of the commercial practice, including practice management, client service, and personnel development. Ron also works closely with the executive leadership team in shaping the strategy and long-term vision of the company.
Through his 17 years of professional experience in public accounting and industry, Ron has gained expertise in internal and external audit, accounting operations, and audit financial reporting, including SEC compliance, internal controls, and business processes and systems. He specializes in working with large multinational businesses and addressing the complex financial and business issues encountered by global organizations.
Prior to forming MorganFranklin, Ron served as the director of financial compliance at Concert Communications. In this role, he oversaw the external and internal audit process and numerous controls-related initiatives for a $7 billion joint venture between AT&T Corporation and British Telecommunications, plc. He also spent five years in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Aronson & Company performing financial audits of private and public corporations and nonprofit organizations.
"Core Confidence means excelling in complex environments when time is of the essence and the results are critical to an organization. It also means that you enjoy sizing up a complex problem, helping a client decide a course of action, and delivering a solution against that problem. In short, it means being motivated by the challenge of climbing the mountain in front of you and obtaining complete satisfaction when you reach the summit. Whenever a project is truly complex, we have the confidence and unique ability to tap into a pool of diverse professionals who integrate into a cohesive team and deliver unmatched results."
Ron holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the Pennsylvania State University. He serves on the board of directors for the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) National Capital chapter and the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of Financial Executives International (FEI) and the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. As a founder of MorganFranklin, Ron actively participates in all company-wide philanthropic activities.
