Jonathan Ruane

Jonathan Ruane is a Lecturer in the Global Economics and Management group at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Research Scientist at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE). His interests are at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, strategy, and international markets. He also is an Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin and a Fulbright recipient.

Ruane teaches across Sloan (MBA, EMA, Exec Eduvation) and EECS. He cofounded a number of pioneering graduate courses at MIT including ‘Global Business of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics’ (with Prof. Simon Johnson) and 'Global Business of Quantum Computing (with Prof. William Oliver).

Prior to coming to MIT, Ruane was ceo of a VC backed SAAS company that he cofounded and subsequently sold. The business was listed in the Techcrunch Euro Top 100, and Ruane himself was named in the Top 40 Irish Entrepreneurs Under 40. He started his career with Procter & Gamble.

Jonathan rows with MITRC and is an experienced climber and ultra-distance marathon runner. He is an Irish citizen and holds graduate degrees from University College Dublin and MIT.