Curriculum Vitae

Ron W. Dimon

Strategist. Author. Educator. Builder.

Santa Fe, New Mexico & Toronto, Ontario RonDimon@gmail.com LinkedIn.com/in/RonDimon rondimon.com

Profile

Enterprise strategy and finance-transformation executive with four decades of experience at the intersection of strategy, technology, and decision-making. Helped pioneer the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) industry at Hyperion Solutions, served on the founding team of Anaplan, and built Deloitte's global Anaplan practice to $80M+ in annual revenue as a Global Managing Director.

Author of two Wiley books on performance management and connected planning, with 200+ strategy, transformation, and systems engagements across Fortune 500, public-sector, higher-education, and nonprofit organizations. Today: founder, executive advisor, educator, and champion of responsible entrepreneurship in New Mexico.

40+Years in the field
200+Client engagements
$80M+Practice built at Deloitte
2Books published by Wiley
316Kiva microloans, 58 countries

Professional Experience

2020 – Present

MRWD, LLC (dba stratuum in Canada) — Founder & Executive Advisor

Santa Fe, NM & Toronto, ON

Executive advisory firm focused on enterprise performance management, finance transformation, value realization, and strategic facilitation.

  • Anavate Partners — Fractional CMO & Managing Partner: led 110% growth and helped position the firm as Anaplan's Rising Star of the Year (2024), leading to acquisition by Argano (2025).
  • Spaulding Ridge — Cloud Advisory Partner, advising on EPM, finance transformation, and growth strategy.
  • Anaplan — Adjunct Value Engineer: ROI models and financial business cases for CFO-level decision-makers.
  • Spark Labs — Founder & Lead Facilitator: modular, workshop-based business education (45+ hands-on modules across strategy, execution, sales, thinking, and technology).
  • Whatifi — Advisor, mentoring early-stage technology firms on financial modeling, growth, and funding strategy.
  • Value-led consulting for Fortune 500 and public-sector clients including Akamai, Arrow Electronics, Roku, GE Healthcare, TD Bank (Cowen), Symetra, Archer Daniels Midland, and the State of Arizona.
Anaplan Rising Star of the Year 2024
2016 – 2019

Deloitte Consulting LLP — Managing Director, Global Anaplan Alliance Partner; Analytics & Information Management

Chicago, IL & San Francisco, CA
  • Built and scaled Deloitte's global Anaplan / Connected Planning practice to $80M+ in annual revenue, earning four Anaplan Partner-of-the-Year awards.
  • Led large-scale finance and planning transformations for Google, Salesforce, Shell, Dyson, Cargill, Hyatt, Draper Labs, UVA, and New York Life.
  • Established global delivery models, value frameworks, and Centers of Excellence for enterprise planning; trusted advisor to CFOs and CIOs on strategy-to-execution.
4× Anaplan Partner of the Year
2012 – 2016

CheckPoint Consulting LLC — Partner, Advisory Services

  • Sold and managed an $8M enterprise-wide Oracle transformation for a Fortune 50 agribusiness.
  • Led business development, client pursuit, solution design, and engagement management; clients included GE, ADM, and Hyatt.
2011 – 2012

Infosys Consulting — Senior Principal, Finance Transformation

  • Helped build the EPM, Business Intelligence, and Data Visualization practice in North America.
  • Integrated management-consulting value methodology with EPM frameworks.
2007 – 2016

Business Foundation Corp. — Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Washington, DC & Chicago, IL
  • Delivered EPM and strategy-to-execution consulting for Fortune 500 and nonprofit organizations.
  • Developed the Enterprise Value Mapping / Blueprint Methodology and a KPI library by industry and function, used to align financial resources with strategic outcomes.
  • Key engagements with PwC, Microsoft, Citrix, Oracle, Newmont Mining, Herman Miller, Ohio State, and Anaplan.
2008 – 2009

Anaplan — Founders Team

San Francisco, CA
  • Worked with Anaplan's founders to prove product-market fit, shape go-to-market strategy, and drive early customer adoption.
  • Wrote version 1 of Anapedia, the platform's knowledge base.
Anaplan Founding Team
1999 – 2007

Hyperion Solutions (acquired by Oracle) — Senior Director, Office of Strategy

Stamford, CT & Washington, DC

Earlier roles: Director, Quality & Practices, Global Professional Services; Director, North America Strategic Consulting Services.

  • Helped pioneer the Corporate / Enterprise Performance Management (CPM/EPM) category, transforming financial and operational planning for major enterprises.
  • Built and led engagement-manager teams and consulting methodologies with $20M P&L responsibility.
  • Clients included GE, British Telecom, Coca-Cola, Goodyear, Kraft, GSK, Textron, Ryder, Grupo Bimbo, Herman Miller, Cisco, Bank of America, GM Finance, Manulife, and the University of Vermont.
1991 – 1999

ITG — Director, Software Products; Director, Systems & Networks

Washington, DC
  • Managed a $15M P&L spanning software, consulting services, and training.
  • Sold, designed, and managed development of back-end finance and federal procurement systems for Citigroup, the Department of Defense, and the US Navy.
1982 – 1991

Deloitte & Touche (Deloitte Haskins + Sells) — Senior Manager, Computer Assisted Services

Toronto, ON

Earlier roles: Manager, Systems Integration; Programmer/Analyst, Corporate Tax & Audit — joined as a 19-year-old programmer.

  • Wrote sections for "T2," a corporate tax return system (later sold to CGI).
  • Wrote the journal-entry section of the trial-balance system of "ATOM" (Audit Techniques on Microcomputer).
  • Implemented Novell NetWare local area networks; trained auditors on network security.
  • Designed & project-managed a 500-node building LAN (10BASE-T and Token Ring) & ROLM telecom system (at 95 Wellington St. West, Toronto).
  • Youngest Senior Manager in Canada at the newly formed Deloitte & Touche.

Academic, Board & Community Leadership

2023 – Present

University of New Mexico — Center for Responsible Entrepreneurship, Lead Faculty & Acting Executive Director

  • Leads a social-entrepreneurship accelerator focused on innovation, economic impact, and founder development across Northern New Mexico.
  • Co-developed the Beyond Profit community series with Creative Santa Fe and UNM Anderson, exploring business as a force for positive change.
  • Builds partnerships with donors, faculty, and community leaders to expand program reach.
Current

Creative Santa Fe — Board Member

  • Supports the creative economy of northern New Mexico through strategic planning, program development, and business-model coaching for creative organizations.
2022 – Present

New Mexico Angels — Angel Investor & Advisor

  • Supports early-stage entrepreneurs and social-impact ventures through mentorship and investment guidance.
2019 – 2025

Santa Fe Innovates & New Mexico Business for Good — Mentor & Board Advisor

  • Guided local businesses and nonprofits in fundraising, strategic planning, and operational improvement.
2008 – Present

Kiva — Microfinance Lender

  • 316 microloans to women entrepreneurs in 58 countries, supporting sustainable economic development.
Earlier

Prior community service

  • Textbook Narrator, Learning Ally (formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic), 2007–2015.
  • Chairman & Member, Hyperion Charitable Giving Committee, 2002–2007.
  • Board Member, Sunrise Foundation, 2002–2003.
  • President, Toastmasters (Toronto), 1988–1990.

Publications

Wiley · 2021 · 2nd Edition

Connected Planning: A Playbook for Agile Decision Making

Breaking down silos between financial, operational, and strategic planning to build an agile, integrated decision-making system for the age of cloud, real-time data, and AI.

Wiley · 2013

Enterprise Performance Management Done Right: An Operating System for Your Organization

The practitioner's guide to building a working performance-management system — from data and insight through strategic planning, execution, and accountability.

Booklet

SG&A Expense Performance Management

A practical approach to measuring and optimizing selling, general & administrative expenses — turning a cost center into competitive advantage.

Articles & contributed works

  • "Design to Align: A Key Component in BPM Success," Business Performance Management Magazine
  • "Building the Business Case for Return on EPM Investment," Oracle Journal of Management Excellence
  • "Seven Steps to Next-Generation Supplier Performance Management," Supply & Demand Chain Executive
  • "Role-Based Business Intelligence," Information Management Magazine
  • Contributor/co-editor, The Performance Management Revolution (Howard Dresner)
  • Contributor, Scorecard Best Practices (Lawson, Hatch & Desroches)
  • Contributor, Achieving Breakthrough Performance Through Insight (Jeff Rodek)
  • Contributor, Making Technology Work for Your Business (Deloitte & Touche Canada, 1st ed.)

Speaking & Teaching

  • Keynote speaker, Oracle OpenWorld, OAUG Collaborate, and ODTUG Kscope (2000–2016)
  • Keynote speaker, Oracle Business Intelligence & EPM events (2008–2016)
  • Featured speaker, Anaplan Sales Kickoff and Anaplan webinars (including "Connected Planning with Deloitte")
  • Speaker, Deloitte University, Deloitte leadership conferences, and PwC University
  • Guest lecturer: DePaul University, Ohio State University, Carleton University, Indiana University, University of New Mexico, and PwC Advisory University
  • Talk topics: the Management Operating System, value selling, KPI selection, scenario planning, turning data into decisions, and workshop-based learning

Representative Clients by Industry

High Tech — Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Cisco, Akamai, Citrix, Anaplan, SAS, Red Hat, Roku
Financial Services — Citigroup, Bank of America, New York Life, TD Bank (Cowen), Citizens Financial, AIG, Symetra, Manulife, GM Finance, Morningstar
Consumer & Industrial — Coca-Cola, Kraft, Goodyear, Dyson, Herman Miller, Grupo Bimbo, Brunswick, Michelin, Textron
Energy & Agribusiness — Shell, Cargill, ADM, Newmont Mining, NRG, MidAmerican, Alcoa, CF Industries
Healthcare & Pharma — GE Healthcare, AbbVie, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Pfizer, Anthem/BCBS
Public Sector — US Navy, Department of Defense, State Department, US Census, State of Arizona, NY/NJ Port Authority
Higher Education — Yale, UVA, University of Vermont, Ohio State, UNM, McMaster, Carleton
Hospitality & Services — Hyatt, Fairmont, Mandarin Oriental, Ryder, PwC, Draper Labs, ClubCorp
Retail — Lowe's, Safeway, CVS, Office Depot, Pep Boys, Rona
Telecom — British Telecom, Sprint, Verizon

Areas of Expertise

Enterprise Performance Management Connected Planning Finance Transformation Value Engineering & Business Cases Strategic Planning & Facilitation Financial Modeling & FP&A GTM Transformation & Alliances Consulting Practice Building Board & C-Suite Advisory AI-Enabled Decision Support Scenario Planning KPI Design & Analytics Workshop Design & Business Education Operating Models & Governance Change Leadership

Education

Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson)Electronics Engineering Technology · Toronto, 1980–1982
York UniversityBusiness Administration · Toronto, 1988–1991
The Second CityAdult Improv, Levels 1–5 · Chicago

Eligible to work in the USA, Canada, and the UK.