Ron Prescott

About Ron Prescott

Enterprise executive and Chief of Staff with 18+ years of experience leading large, complex organizations through high-stakes legal, operational, and fiscal transformation. Proven record of advising senior leadership, governing cross-functional teams at scale, and translating judicial, regulatory, and policy mandates into executable systems under intense public and oversight scrutiny. Deep expertise in organizational design, workforce strategy, compensation systems, knowledge management, and data-driven decision-making, with demonstrated success partnering with executive stakeholders, regulators, and external firms to manage risk, restore trust, and build durable institutional capacity. Holds Top Secret (SCI) clearance.

Experience

1. Chief of Staff

   NYC Public Schools

   Dec 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Senior advisor to the General Counsel, providing executive oversight of ~800 attorneys, auditors, and professionals supporting the nation’s largest public school system (~1M students; 1,800 schools).• Lead enterprise legal operations, governance, and organizational strategy, align litigation, compliance, and audit functions with agency-wide risk, fiscal, and policy priorities.• Designed and executed workforce transformation initiatives (hybrid work, compensation analysis, role redesign) to strengthen recruitment, retention, and continuity of critical legal talent.• Serve as Business Project Lead for the court-ordered Impartial Hearing Management System, translating federal judicial mandates into executable requirements and directing cross-agency delivery with IBM to support the timely implementation of special education hearing orders.• Directed forensic invoice review and payment integrity strategy for special education services totaling ~$1.4B annually, providing executive guidance to Ernst & Young partners to align investigative scope with litigation support, risk mitigation, and fiscal controls.• Partner with City Hall, the Office of Management and Budget, oversight bodies, external counsel, and senior leadership on high-visibility legal, fiscal, and compliance matters.• Founded the Leadership Training and Knowledge Management (LTKM) Division, institutionalizing executive development, cross-functional learning, and institutional memory across legal and audit operations.• Built an enterprise legal knowledge platform; conceived and delivered two multi-day CLE and professional development conferences for nearly 300 attorneys and auditors.• Directed accreditation strategy to establish NYC DOE as an Accredited CLE Provider with the NYS Office of Court Administration CLE Board (targeted June 2026).• Translated complex legal, financial, and workforce data into executive insights supporting policy decisions, budget planning, and institutional risk management.

Education

• Wayland Baptist University

  Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management, General

  2004 — 2006

• Cornell University

  Certificate , Diversity and Inclusion

• Walden University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Organizational Psychology

  2009 — 2012

• Walden University

  Master of Science (MS), Industrial and Organizational Psychology

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Organizational Climate
• Resource Management
• Military Experience
• Leadership
• Curriculum Development
• Personnel Management
• Training
• Leadership and Team Building
• Information Assurance
• Systems Management
• Command
• Project Management
• Logistics Management
• Fiscal Policy
• Team Building
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• Human Resources
• Government
• Security Clearance
• Knowledge Management
• Recruiting
• Staff Development
• Defense
• Human Resources Management
• IT Management
• Military
• Information Technology Management
• Teaching
• Quantitative Research
• Army
• Government Contracting
• Organizational Development
• Program Management