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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
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
Skills & more
DirectorsBoard of Directors1CEOs1Construction1Audit CommitteeFinance
From Israel's professional profile.
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Israel Ruiz?
- 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.
- Where does Israel Ruiz work?
- Israel Ruiz is President & General Partner at The Engine Ventures.
- What does Israel Ruiz invest in?
- Israel Ruiz invests in Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Healthtech.
- What boards does Israel Ruiz sit on?
- Israel Ruiz holds tracked board seats at Aura Biosciences, FM Global, Fortive, Moderna.
- Where did Israel Ruiz go to school?
- Israel Ruiz studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Business Administration and Management); Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Industrial Engineer, Mechanical Engineering).
Same school
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Shared employers
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