Ron Bronson

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

Ron Bronson builds software and studies cities, economic sociology and the ways technology and platforms have disrupted civic life. He is an assistant professor of practice in Urban Technology at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College.

Currently, he’s working the last mile infrastructure of the agentic web at the AI startup Vloora. Previously, he worked at State Capacity AI, Nava PBC, and was a senior executive at the pioneering federal digital services agency 18F.

A full room of attendees cheering at Design For The Public

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