Ron Bronson

Studies how technologychanges markets,institutions, andpublic life.

Ron Bronson is an assistant professor of practice in Urban Technology at the University of Michigan and founder of Vloora, where his work on AI agents extends a wider interest in who makes decisions, who bears their consequences, and how systems can be changed.

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

Ron Bronson studies how technology changes markets, organizations, and public power. His research draws on economic sociology and critical urbanism, along with more than two decades of experience directing how digital systems get built.

Product Leadership Research & Teaching

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The Designer’s Share of the Problem

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Future Perfect Book Club, the podcast Ron co-hosts with Joel Goodman.

A full room of attendees cheering at Design For The Public

Community

I build the institutions I want to exist, most recently Portland Digital Corps, which put a hundred volunteers on six nonprofit rebuilds in 2025. Before that came two design weeks and an unconference.

Ron with his tennis team holding a trophy

Coaching

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

Reading

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