Ronald Machtley

Ronald Keith Machtley
7th President of Bryant University
In office
1996–2020
Preceded byWilliam E. Trueheart
Succeeded byRoss Gittell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byFernand St. Germain
Succeeded byPatrick J. Kennedy
Personal details
Born
Ronald Keith Machtley

(1948-07-13) July 13, 1948 (age 76)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKati Machtley
ResidenceSmithfield, Rhode Island
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Suffolk University (JD)
OccupationAcademic, Lawyer
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
United States Naval Reserve
Years of service1970–1975 (active)
1975–1995 (reserve)
RankCommander

Ronald Keith Machtley (born July 13, 1948) is an American politician and former president of Bryant University. Machtley served three terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island from 1989 to 1995. From 1996 to 2020, Machtley served as president of Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and was awarded faculty membership in Omicron Delta Kappa there in 2005.