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Virginia Ruan

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Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Capital Raising & Investor Relations at Starwood Capital Group · Head of Communications at Oak Foundation

Switzerland

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About

Virginia Ruan is Head of Communications at Oak Foundation. Her areas of focus include communications strategy, external affairs, crisis communications, advocacy, depolarisation communications, and storytelling, as well as editing, writing, training, and mentoring.

Experience

  1. Oak FoundationHead of communicationscurrent2011 — presentGeneva Area, Switzerland
  2. Chemonics InternationalProject communications manager2004 — 2007
  3. The Advocacy ProjectCommunications consultant2002 — 2004
  4. Peace CorpsCommunity and youth development/TEFL volunteer2000 — 2002Calarasi, Moldova
  5. Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietyProgram associate1999 — 2000Washington, DC
  6. AmeriCorpsYouth development volunteer1998 — 1999Rhode Island

Skills & more

International MediaGlobal CommunicationsExecutive TeamChange Management CommunicationsBrandingReputational RiskCorporate CommunicationsCommunications StrategyCommunication TrainingInternational Relations15Strategic Communications14Project Management6
+12 morePhilanthropyInternational DevelopmentProposal WritingResearchCommunity DevelopmentPublic RelationsNonprofitsNGOsCommunications PlanningCapacity BuildingManagementPublic Speaking

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Colleagues at Starwood Capital Group

Alice Gentile
Adviser – Safeguarding and Organisational Development, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Andrew J. Sossen
Senior Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer at Starwood Capital Group
Austin Nowlin
Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Capital Markets at Starwood Capital Group
Barry Sternlicht
Chairman & CEO at Starwood Capital Group
Christopher D. Graham
Senior Adviser at Starwood Capital Group
Duncan MacPherson
Senior Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, International at Starwood Capital Group
Ellis F. Rinaldi
Senior Managing Director, Co-General Counsel at Starwood Capital Group
Esther Nørregård-Nielsen
Director, Oak Foundation Denmark at Oak Foundation

Frequently asked questions

Who is Virginia Ruan?
Virginia Ruan is Head of Communications at Oak Foundation. Her areas of focus include communications strategy, external affairs, crisis communications, advocacy, depolarisation communications, and storytelling, as well as editing, writing, training, and mentoring.
Where does Virginia Ruan work?
Virginia Ruan is Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Capital Raising & Investor Relations at Starwood Capital Group and Head of Communications at Oak Foundation.
Where did Virginia Ruan go to school?
Virginia Ruan studied at Georgetown University (M.A., Communication, Culture, and Technology); The George Washington University (B.A., International Affairs).

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