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William "Bill" A. Ruh
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Vice President & Corporate Officer, GE Global Software Headquarters
CSU Fullerton
B.S. Computer Science (1983)M.S. Computer Science (1984)
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Employee number one of GE’s newest business division, GE Digital, providing premier digital software solutions and services through Predix, GE’s cloud-based platform for the Industrial Internet.
Ruh led the charge to develop the first cloud-based platform for the industrial world.
He played an instrumental role in establishing the Industrial Internet Consortium by bringing together government, academic, and industry leaders for setting the standards, best practices, and processes for the Industrial Internet.
He is a 30-year veteran of the software and internet industries, including executive management positions at Software AG, The Advisory Board, The MITRE Corporation, and Concept 5 Technologies.
Former vice president at Cisco, responsible for developing advanced services and solutions globally.
Accomplished author and frequent speaker on emerging business models, cloud computing, analytics, the industrial internet and digital transformation.
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