Ron Lang
Chief Executive Officer
Ron Lang is chief executive officer, SunGard Higher Education, a division of SunGard Data Systems. SunGard is a $5 billion privately held Fortune 500 company. Mr. Lang is responsible for all aspects of SunGard’s higher education business, including developing, implementing, and executing the strategies and partnerships that drive SunGard Higher Education to deliver value to our customers.
Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Lang served as chief executive officer for SunGard’s Enterprise Solutions Group, within SunGard Financial Systems. In this role, Mr. Lang united product management, global account management, offshore services, consulting services, and managed services to develop enterprise software and processing solutions for SunGard’s global accounts.
Mr. Lang originally joined SunGard in 1998 with the acquisition of Infinity Financial Technology where he was vice president of marketing. From 2000 to 2005 he was group chief executive officer of SunGard Trading Systems and also was responsible for SunGard Brokerage Systems and SunGard Financial Networks from 2003 to January 2005.
With a track record of transforming technology businesses to help customers achieve their objectives, Mr. Lang will work with SunGard Higher Education’s executive management team to anticipate customer needs and deliver appropriate solutions that address today’s pressing challenges.
Mr. Lang holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of California-Berkeley’s School of Natural Resources.