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Raquel Ruiz serves as the co-director of the CTSI Equity, Learning Health Communities Pillar. As a seasoned senior leader, she provides operational and project management oversight, guides the development and execution of the strategic plans, and cultivates key academic-community partnerships to accelerate health translation. Collaborating closely with executive leaders, she shapes initiatives at the intersection of population health, clinical research, and health care system.
With a distinguished career in public health and research spanning more than two decades, Ms. Ruiz is dedicated to advancing population and community health outcomes across community and academic settings. Her accomplishments include establishing a center of excellence for maternal and infant health, conducting nationwide HIV prevention capacity building for health departments, designing HIV/STD prevention curriculum and community health education programs, and implementing impactful tobacco policy changes.
Ms. Ruiz brings extensive experience in program development and administration, coupled with a commitment to continuous quality improvement and evaluation. In her previous role as the director for metrics implementation and dissemination, she effectively led the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences strategic management program, collaborating across more than 60 clinical research academic institutions. Ms. Ruiz brings extensive knowledge in the development and application of effective implementation and dissemination strategies.