Ronald Zarrella

Ronald L.
Zarrella is currently serving as the Chairman-Emeritus at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Director at Vnomics Corp., Trustee at Rochester Institute of Technology, and Trustee at Committee for Economic Development.
Previously, he held positions such as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Bausch & Lomb, Inc. from 2001 to 2008, and Director at Avaya, Inc. from 2002 to 2007.
He has also served as a Director for various organizations including Fleet Bank, NA, National Italian American Foundation, Inc., OnStar LLC, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Inc., XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inc., Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester Museum & Science Center, and US Foundation for Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Tech.
Additionally, he has held leadership roles as President & Executive Vice President at General Motors North America and Principal at Esmark Corp.
Mr. Zarrella holds a graduate degree from New York University and an undergraduate degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.