Rudy Ruiz
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| Born |
Rodolfo Ruiz Brownsville, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, author |
| Website | rudyruiz |
Rudy Ruiz is a writer, advocate, and social entrepreneur. In 2014, Ruiz authored Seven for the Revolution, a book that explores the "hard lives of Latinos and the fraught relations between their native and adoptive countries." The book won Best Popular Fiction–English and Best First Book in Fiction at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards. Ruiz is also a regular special contributor to CNN and co-founder of Interlex, an advertising and marketing agency whose work is focused on "public sector, non-profit, and socially conscientious marketing for multicultural audiences." Interlex is one of the 50 largest U.S. Hispanic advertising agencies, according to AdAge.
Rudy Ruiz was born in Brownsville, Texas, a bilingual and multicultural city along the border of Mexico. His parents, Rodolfo Ruiz and Lilia Zolezzi Ruiz, were Mexican immigrants. After graduating from St. Joseph Academy in 1986, Ruiz went on to Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's degree in government and a master's degree in public policy. While at Harvard, Ruiz participated in Raza, Harvard's Chicano students organization. He was also part of Harvard's Undergraduate Council. He later earnered his master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.
In 1995, Ruiz co-founded Interlex with his wife Heather in San Antonio, Texas. Interlex is an advocacy and cause-related advertising and marketing firm that has worked with clients such as the Pan American Development Foundation, Tracfone Wireless’ SafeLink brand, American Express, Texas Department of Transportation, AARP, American Heart Association and Center for Science in the Public Interest. Interlex is one of the 50 largest U.S. Hispanic advertising agencies. Ruiz is the president and chief executive officer of the firm.
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