Ronald J. Zlatoper

Ronald J. Zlatoper
Ronald J. Zlatoper
Nickname(s)	Zap
Born	March 21, 1942; Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 21, 2022 (aged 80); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1963–1996
Rank	Admiral
Commands	US Pacific Fleet; Chief of Naval Personnel
Battles / wars	Vietnam War; Gulf War;
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (3); Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal;

Ronald Joseph Zlatoper (March 21, 1942 – April 21, 2022) was a United States Navy four star admiral and Naval Aviator who served as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) from 1994 to 1996.^[1]

Zlatoper was born in Cleveland, Ohio.^[2]

Zlatoper was the Founder of Strategic Transitions Research. He served as Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sanchez Computer Associates, Inc. He served as a Trustee of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He served on the boards of Penn State University-Great Valley, Board of Advisors member of the School of Business & Public Management at the George Washington University, U.S.S. Missouri Memorial Association, and the Military Aviation Museum of the Pacific. He was a Regent for Chaminade University. He was also active on the boards of the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor; the East–West Center; the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation; Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i — Military Affairs Council; Catholic Charities Hawai'i; and was a member of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of the United Way.

During his time as an undergraduate at RPI, Ronald was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He was inducted into the fraternity's hall of fame in 2014. He received his master's degree in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He died on April 21, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.^[3]^[4]