Co-founder and Managing Director

Ron Lau brings over a decade of entrepreneurial, professional service, and corporate experience in a number of industries. Prior to co-founding Venture X Group, Lau was the Area Manager for one of BellSouth Entertainment's largest markets, responsible for the general management of four terrestrial cable franchises as well as a wireless video distribution system. His responsibilities included managing internal teams in marketing, technology, and content programming in addition to being the primary contact for managing the operation's external relationships. In his role as a strategic planner for BellSouth, he was one of the primary strategists in the development and successful execution of the company's strategy in an FCC wireless spectrum auction as well as managing other strategic planning initiatives for companies in the BellSouth Enterprises portfolio.

Prior to BellSouth, Lau was a member of Ernst & Young's financial advisory services group, managing projects supporting over 30 M&A transactions. These transactions spanned the range of health care companies such as hospitals, HMOs and physician groups, as well as companies in other industries such as food production, textile, latex manufacturing and biomedicine. He currently sits on several client advisory boards as well as several not-for-profit organizations. He earned his law degree and MBA from Emory University, and a BS in Finance (magna cum laude) from the University of Connecticut.