Israel Ruiz
InvestorPresident & General Partner at The Engine Ventures
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
About
Former MIT exec who led multi‑billion campus projects including Kendall Square, President and co‑founder of modular firm WoHo, focused on AI that moves prediction to provable reasoning in science/engineering.
Invests in
BiotechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareHealthtech
Experience
- Engine VenturesPresident & General Partnercurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- WoHo Systems, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2020 — 2021
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyExecutive Vice President and Treasurer2011 — 2020
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyVice President Finance2007 — 2011
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyManaging Director Finance2005 — 2007
- HPEngineer1995 — 2000
- Nissan Motor CorporationEngineer1993 — 1995
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster's degree, Business Administration and Management
- Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaIndustrial Engineer, Mechanical Engineering1989 — 1995
Skills & more
DirectorsBoard of Directors1CEOs1Construction1Audit CommitteeFinance
From Israel's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
+ 971 more
Also attended Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya51
Eduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRoger FontAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupErnest GassóDirector at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJoan MatonsAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupItxaso del PalacioGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalJordi VidalPartner at Kibo Ventures
+ 45 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology325
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures
+ 319 more
Also worked at HP67
Wesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesAdrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel CapitalSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesHemantaAdvisor at Clear VenturesLily SarafanInvestor at Streamlined Ventures
+ 61 more
Also worked at Nissan Motor Corporation9
Ana Cristina Gadala-MariaPrincipal at QED InvestorsTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalAmrit RajPartner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle VenturesCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse VenturesRyusuke Hayashiプリンシパル モビリティ事業創造室 室長 (Principal, Head of Mobility Business Creation Office) at Energy & Environment InvestmentStacey ChangVenture Partner at SeaX Ventures
+ 3 more
Investments
Board seats
Aura BiosciencesFM GlobalFortiveModerna
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at The Engine Ventures
Alaina Hartnett
Associate at The Engine Ventures
Ann DeWitt
General Partner at The Engine Ventures
Bettina Metais
Vice President of Investor Relations & Operations at The Engine Ventures
Colleen Calhoun
Investor at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES
Dan Resnicow
Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures
Darby Dunn
Executive in Residence at The Engine Ventures
David Bradwell
Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures
Deepa Rao
Associate at The Engine Ventures










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