Ronald V. Schmidt (March 31, 1944 – September 22, 2022) was an American computer network engineer.
[2] He was hired by Xerox PARC to develop a version of Ethernet for optical fiber in 1980 called Fibernet II.
[4] After its merger in 1994, he served on the board of directors of the resulting company Bay Networks starting in May 1996.
[5] Schmidt was executive vice president and chief technical officer (CTO) of Bay Networks from 1994 to 1997.
[8] Schmidt cofounded the Flintridge & Portola Valley Railroad with Peter Mosley in 1991.