William A. Ruh

Mr. Ruh brings over four decades of leadership experience in driving digital transformation for large industrial organizations. His expertise spans a broad range of advanced software and automation solutions, including cloud-based platforms, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. 

Currently, Mr. Ruh serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Lifestyle Solutions Real Estate, a real estate and investment management firm. He also plays an active role in the startup ecosystem, advising or serving on the boards of startup companies, including: Podium.io; Joogi; kscope.ai; Appabite; Zorasafe; and StratifyPro. Other previous executive roles included: Chief Executive Officer, Digital of Lendlease Group, an international property and infrastructure group; and Chief Executive Officer for GE Digital, as well as Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for GE (2011 – 2018). Mr. Ruh’s career included senior roles at: Cisco Systems, Inc. (2004 – 2011) where he held global responsibility for developing advanced services and solutions; Software AG, Inc. (2001 – 2004); and The Advisory Board Company (2000 – 2001). In addition, Mr. Ruh is currently a member of the advisory boards at World/Digital 50 and Research Board for Corporate Directors, and has contributed to numerous startup boards, such as eNTR, Akrometrix, Taleris, Pivotal, and CADMakers. He has also served on the boards of nonprofit organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce Australia. Mr. Ruh has a B.Sc. and M.Sc in computer science (California State University), and he is a Co-chair for the Innovation Hub initiative at California State University, Fullerton.