Mr. Hume is the founder of Hume Publishing, a company he built to become the largest North American publisher in the field of personal investing and money management. In 1985 he began the Hume Group of mutual funds. After retiring from the Hume organization he acted as a consultant to several early stage companies in the United States and Canada, assisting them in developing their business strategy and raising capital. In 2002 he founded The Marketing Clinic, an outsourced marketing management service to small and mid-sized growth companies. Ron began his career with McGraw-Hill Canada where he held a number of senior positions included Vice President of the General and Business Book Divisions, Manager of the Direct Mail Marketing Division and General Manager of the Trade Publishing Division. He is an acknowledged direct response marketing authority. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Ron is the recipient of several awards for the creation and direction of successful marketing campaigns, including the American Marketing Association’s Donald B. McCaskill Award for Marketing Excellence.