Ronald S. Poelman has more than 35 years of experience in counseling companies, both with Fenwick & West in the Silicon Valley and with Jones Waldo in Utah. He has been rated as one of the leading corporate/securities and M&A attorneys in Utah by various organizations. He is currently an “of counsel” attorney at Jones Waldo, where he heads its Corporate/Securities Practice Group. Poelman’s practice focuses on corporate, contractual, and securities work for both private and public companies, with an emphasis on technology companies. He is experienced in corporate organizations, stock compensation plans, executive compensation, venture capital and other private financings, technology licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. He is also experienced in all aspects of SEC compliance, including public offerings, ongoing reporting, and corporate governance.

In addition to his legal work, Poelman served for 22 years as a former member of the board of directors of USANA Health Sciences Inc., a successful, international network marketing company, whose stock is traded on the NYSE. He is also one of the founders, the former president, and the current chairman of the NACD Utah Chapter. Poelman graduated from Brigham Young University in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in English, followed by his graduation with a JD from the University of California at Berkeley in 1981.