Ron Bronson

Ron speaking at a lectern beside a projected slide during Portland Design Month

I’m a designer and assistant professor of practice in Urban Technology at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College. My practice spans human-computer interaction (HCI), UX, service design, information architecture, and content design. I design and build software, orchestrate multi-agent workflows, and develop tools for people working with AI agents. My research covers cities, economic sociology and the ways technology and platforms have disrupted civic life.

Currently, I’m working the last-mile infrastructure of the agentic web at the AI startup Vloora. Previously, I worked at State Capacity AI, Nava PBC, and was a senior executive at the pioneering federal digital services agency 18F, where I led design and communications.

A full room of attendees cheering at Design For The Public

Community

I’ve convened national events like Years Ahead in 2026 in Michigan, and Design For The Public 24 in Portland. I’m also a longtime community radio news anchor, and formerly a frequent board member, civil servant and veteran.

Teaching

At Michigan, I teach interaction design, service design, and Public Mechanics, examining how services work and how design can change them.

A large student cohort posed beneath a Taubman College, University of Michigan banner
Ron with his tennis team holding a trophy

Coaching

In my 12th year as a high school tennis coach.

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