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 TechGoogle, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Cisco, Akamai, Citrix, Anaplan, SAS, Red Hat, Roku
Financial ServicesCitigroup, Bank of America, New York Life, TD Bank (Cowen), Citizens Financial, AIG, Symetra, Manulife, GM Finance, Morningstar
Consumer & IndustrialCoca-Cola, Kraft, Goodyear, Dyson, Herman Miller, Grupo Bimbo, Brunswick, Michelin, Textron
Energy & AgribusinessShell, Cargill, ADM, Newmont Mining, NRG, MidAmerican, Alcoa, CF Industries
Healthcare & PharmaGE Healthcare, AbbVie, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Pfizer, Anthem/BCBS
Public SectorUS Navy, Department of Defense, State Department, US Census, State of Arizona, NY/NJ Port Authority
Higher EducationYale, UVA, University of Vermont, Ohio State, UNM, McMaster, Carleton
Hospitality & ServicesHyatt, Fairmont, Mandarin Oriental, Ryder, PwC, Draper Labs, ClubCorp
RetailLowe's, Safeway, CVS, Office Depot, Pep Boys, Rona
TelecomBritish 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.