PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

John H. Ramsey

Senior Fellow, Reason Foundation

John H. Ramsey has been a Senior Business Executive and a Management Consultant for over forty years. He is writing the book WE THE PEOPLE AND OUR MONEY. The subtitle is WHAT WE MUST DO TO FIX OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Mr. Ramsey was a founding shareholder of a global management consulting firm organized and pledged to combine the best of independent local profit centers with the worldwide resources of a large multinational company. Mr. Ramsey served as the firm’s first Chairman and helped guide the organization’s growth to approximately 100 consultants in 34 offices in 21 countries worldwide, including U.S. offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New York, Newark, San Diego, and Washington, D.C. The firm continues today, and is active on six continents, thirty years after its founding.

From 2011–2015 Ramsey was an adjunct Management Consultant with two large Florida community foundations, providing consulting services to numerous nonprofit organizations in the greater Gulf Coast, Florida area. From July 2008 until September 2010 Mr. Ramsey was a consultant to, and part-time Chief Financial Officer of, a nonprofit scientific research institute in Sarasota.

From 1972-1983, and again from 1998-2000, Mr. Ramsey held various executive positions in finance, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a large California food manufacturing company; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a diversified mid-western financial services company; Senior Vice President for Lending of a major Florida financial institution; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-state mortgage corporation; and Director of a commercial bank. In these capacities, Mr. Ramsey was instrumental in developing and implementing strategic and operating plans, raising $60 million in the public and private capital markets, and acquiring or starting six companies.

From 1963-1972 Mr. Ramsey was an officer in the Air Force, where for three years he was a project manager in a large defense system acquisition. He also directed a major analysis of return on investment and progress payments for the Defense Department’s Industry Advisory Council. Mr. Ramsey was nominated for the rank of Major in 1971. Mr. Ramsey is also a decorated Vietnam Veteran. His decorations include The Air Force Commendation Medal and The Bronze Star.

John Ramsey earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University, where he was a Dean’s List student and a member of two hon­orary societies. He received a Masters in Business Administration with Distinction from Harvard Business School. Mr. Ramsey was selected for the Leadership Cleveland program in 1981 and was listed in Who’s Who in America for fifteen years. He is currently a member of The Leadership Sarasota Alumni.

Mr. Ramsey is married to Jo-Anne Sheldon and has three children, two stepchildren, four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

John H. Ramsey has been a Senior Business Executive and a Management Consultant for over forty years. He is writing the book WE THE PEOPLE AND OUR MONEY. The subtitle is WHAT WE MUST DO TO FIX OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Mr. Ramsey was a founding shareholder of a global management consulting firm organized and pledged to combine the best of independent local profit centers with the worldwide resources of a large multinational company. Mr. Ramsey served as the firm’s first Chairman and helped guide the organization’s growth to approximately 100 consultants in 34 offices in 21 countries worldwide, including U.S. offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New York, Newark, San Diego, and Washington, D.C. The firm continues today, and is active on six continents, thirty years after its founding.

From 2011–2015 Ramsey was an adjunct Management Consultant with two large Florida community foundations, providing consulting services to numerous nonprofit organizations in the greater Gulf Coast, Florida area. From July 2008 until September 2010 Mr. Ramsey was a consultant to, and part-time Chief Financial Officer of, a nonprofit scientific research institute in Sarasota.

From 1972-1983, and again from 1998-2000, Mr. Ramsey held various executive positions in finance, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a large California food manufacturing company; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a diversified mid-western financial services company; Senior Vice President for Lending of a major Florida financial institution; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-state mortgage corporation; and Director of a commercial bank. In these capacities, Mr. Ramsey was instrumental in developing and implementing strategic and operating plans, raising $60 million in the public and private capital markets, and acquiring or starting six companies.

From 1963-1972 Mr. Ramsey was an officer in the Air Force, where for three years he was a project manager in a large defense system acquisition. He also directed a major analysis of return on investment and progress payments for the Defense Department’s Industry Advisory Council. Mr. Ramsey was nominated for the rank of Major in 1971. Mr. Ramsey is also a decorated Vietnam Veteran. His decorations include The Air Force Commendation Medal and The Bronze Star.

John Ramsey earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University, where he was a Dean’s List student and a member of two hon­orary societies. He received a Masters in Business Administration with Distinction from Harvard Business School. Mr. Ramsey was selected for the Leadership Cleveland program in 1981 and was listed in Who’s Who in America for fifteen years. He is currently a member of The Leadership Sarasota Alumni.

Mr. Ramsey is married to Jo-Anne Sheldon and has three children, two stepchildren, four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.