Ronald Tanner

Ronald Tanner was the principal of Shaw High School in 2077.

Background
At some point prior to his time at Shaw, Tanner was a salesman for Vault-Tec, but did not perform well.

Unhappy with his job at the school, he came up with a scheme to rapidly acquire the money required to for his "much-needed retirement." This plan involved a large quantity of Mentats and Rusty Burton, one of the school bullies. Providing the students with Mentats via Rusty resulted in the overall grades of the school skyrocketing. With grades going up, the funding for the school would also go up, and Ronald planned to keep some of the extra funds for himself.

Unfortunately for him, the plan backfired. While selling Mentats to the other students, Rusty was also taking them himself, which resulted in him becoming much more intelligent. Hacking Tanner’s office terminal, Rusty learned the details of the scheme in short order. During a secret meeting, Rusty confronted his principal with his newfound knowledge, and proposed a new deal, all while recording their conversation. Caught in the trap, Tanner had no choice but to agree to the new arrangement.

Appearances
Ronald Tanner is mentioned only in Fallout 4.