Ronald Pearson is president of Pearson & Pipkin, Inc., a political management and government relations consulting firm, and he also serves as vice president of Young America's Foundation's Board of Directors. Mr. Pearson also served as national treasurer of Young Americans for Freedom and was vice president of a major publishing company. He was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and received a B.A. from Valparaiso University, an M.A. from the University of Notre Dame, and did postgraduate work at Brown University. Mr. Pearson was chief of staff to the late congressman John Ashbrook. He has been a consultant to many political campaigns and to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, as well as an expert consultant to various government bodies, including the Voice of America during the Reagan Administration.