Enrique (Rick) Ruiz is a leading authority on Leadership and Diversity & Inclusion practice. His 30 year career in Operations, managing teams that ranged up to 15000, and living on two continents gave him a reliable and effective perspective on people management. He gives powerful speeches on leadership, diversity, character building and relationships that complement his books and experience in the same subjects.

He has earned numerous awards throughout his career which started in the manufacture of Tactical Laser Weapons for the US Army. Over the years he held leadership positions in Manufacturing, Sales, Quality, Engineering & Test and Program Management in product lines that span both defense and commercial applications. He has traveled to 13 countries and lived in three (Mexico, the UK and of course the US). He has a BS in Business from Excelsior College, University of New York and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland giving him a unique international perspective on business and people.

With his wife, and five kids, he continues to write, speak and lead high caliber teams. His main website is www.AmericasDiversityLeader.com