Ronald John Wooten (born June 29, 1959) is an American former professional

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for seven seasons with the New England Patriots in the

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(NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels. After his football career, Wooten became president of NovaQuest and the executive vice president of corporate development at Quintiles Transnational.

Career

Wooten received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the

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and his master's of business administration from

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. He played as an offensive guard from 1981 to 1990 with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). From 1994 to 2003, Wooten worked with First Union Securities Corporation (now Wachovia Securities, Inc.) in Charlotte, North Carolina, most recently as Managing Director of Investment Banking, advising corporate clients on mergers and acquisition, as well as corporate finance strategies. Earlier in his career at First Union, Wooten helped formulate the product offerings and delivery channels for the company's capital markets business. Wooten now serves as president of NovaQuest and executive vice president of corporate development at Quintiles Transnational Corporation, a position he has held since 2003. Wooten joined the firm in July 2000 as senior vice president of finance, to manage the formation of NovaQuest's predecessor, the PharmaBio Development Group, and to assist with merger and acquisition and corporate finance strategies.

Personal life

Wooten is married to Ann Wooten, also a graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They have two children, who also graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In November 2012 Ron opened up a

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with former college roommate Donnell Thompson.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wooten, Ron 1959 births Living people American football offensive guards New England Patriots players North Carolina Tar Heels football players People from Bourne, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Barnstable County, Massachusetts Players of American football from Massachusetts