R. Ronald Jordan
Vice Chairman
Managing Director
Email: rjordan@advantusstrategies.com
Ron Jordan has extensive policy, program, and budget experience gained during nearly 30 years in state and local government that includes positions as a long-time senior staff member of the Virginia House of Delegates Appropriations Committee and in the governor's cabinet. His specific areas of expertise include appropriations, finance, technology, public safety, and natural resource matters. Since joining Advantus Strategies in January 2002 (then LeClair Ryan Consulting), Jordan has been instrumental in acquiring several Top 100 corporate accounts and is the account executive for two of the firm's Top 100 Corporate clients as well as a member of the client service team for a number of other clients. Jordan has also been deeply involved in several public-private ventures, currently serving as Board Chairman for the largest Community Development Authority in the Commonwealth. He was the former Deputy Secretary of Public Safety during Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore, III's administration. In this role he was responsible for manpower, fiscal, legislative, and technology matters, while acting as legislative point person for public safety policy and budget initiatives. Prior to joining the Appropriations Committee staff in 1987, he was Director of Planning and Research for the Virginia State Police.
Jordan has a broad network of contacts and a sophisticated understanding of the procedural and political context of state government policy and operating practices. His experience in turning ideas into action has been instrumental in bringing diverse groups together to solve problems and successfully implement new programs. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for a number of Virginia and Richmond area organizations, including the Virginia YMCA, Offender Aid and Restoration of Richmond, the Henrico County Drug Court Steering Committee and the New Kent Ruritan. He is an active member of Providence United Methodist Church where he serves on the Administrative Council. Jordan holds a BS in Criminal Justice from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Master's in Public Administration from Auburn University and has done additional post-graduate work at the University of Alabama. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member at VCU, teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate level. He is married and has one child.
