Mr. Hovsepian is currently the Chairman of Skillsoft’s Board of Directors and the Executive Chair and principal executive officer designee and has a wealth of executive leadership and operational experience in the technology and software industries. Ron has served as a Skillsoft Board member since 2018.
From September 2020 to January 2024, Ron served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Indigo Ag, a leader in sustainable agriculture solutions. Prior to Indigo Ag, Ron served as Executive Chair of Skillsoft from 2018 to 2021, and as Executive Partner at Flagship Pioneering, the founding company of Indigo Ag, from 2018 to 2021.
Previously, Ron served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Intralinks, Inc. and President and Chief Executive Officer of Novell, Inc. Before Novell, Ron spent several years in venture capital directly assisting companies at each stage of development, from early ideation through growth phases, while serving as a board member. He started his career at IBM and served in many executive positions over approximately a 16-year period.
He is currently Chairman of the Ansys Board of Directors, on which he has served since 2012.
Ron received a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College.
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