Christopher Ronayne is President of University Circle Inc. (UCI) in Cleveland, Ohio. UCI is the nonprofit community service corporation responsible for the development, service, and advocacy of University Circle—a world-class urban center of innovation in healthcare, education, and arts and culture. Ronayne’s dynamic and aggressive agenda leverages the institutional assets of University Circle’s anchor “Eds, Meds, and Arts” organizations and has transformed it into a vibrant mixed-use district. University Circle and more than 40 member institutions partner to oversee the growth and direction of Ohio’s fastest growing employment district, with UCI providing community planning, development, education, marketing, police, and other shared services.

Prior to joining UCI, Ronayne served the City of Cleveland as its Planning Director, Chief Development Officer, and Chief of Staff. He was the architect of the city’s Waterfront District Plan which reconnected the people of Cleveland to Lake Erie.