Susie Ruff

Susie A. Ruff is the founder of RUFF & CO. She has more than 25 years of experience, among others as a manager. She has held positions such as Head of Healthcare Innovation Centre, Head of Design Promotion & Innovation and Design, Head of trade Department and Regional Export Sales and Marketing Manager. Susie has worked in both public organizations and private corporations such as the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, The Capital Region of Denmark, The Danish Design Centre, Wodschow & Co. and Rockwool A/S.

Susie holds a M.Sc. in International Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School and has studied and worked in several countries, among others the USA, Spain, France, Argentina and Thailand.

Susie is a part time external lecturer at the 2-year full-time M.Sc. in Innovation in Healthcareat the Copenhagen Business School and a certified examiner at Master’s level in business economics at several universities and business schools in Denmark.

Education

Executive Education

• 2017: Advanced Management Program in Health Innovation, Imperial College, IESE, CBS
• 2016- 2017: Sustainable Business Development for Advisors, Lifestyle & Design Cluster.
• 2015/September-October: Certificate in “Business Models”/Strategyzer (Alexander Osterwalder)
• 2015: Executive Visitor’s Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (one of USA’s leading and
• most innovative healthcare organisations).
• 2012 and 2013: “Customer-Focused Innovation” & “Innovation Leadership Challenge within
• Healthcare”, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.
• 2011-2012: Executive course in Leadership, “Ledelse af Ledere”, Capital Region of Denmark.

Degrees

• 1990-1992: MSc. in Economics and Business Administration, Department of International
• Economics and Management (INT), Copenhagen Business School.
• 1984-1987: Bachelor, Business, Language and Culture programme (SPRØK), Copenhagen
• Business School.
• Studies abroad: Whittier College, California and Monterey Institute of International Studies,
• Monterey, California – ESADE Business School, Barcelona – Université de la Sorbonne, Paris.

Honors

• Member of VL 112 Bangkok – Danish Management Society
• Member of Advisory Board for Design Werck
• Authorized Examiner (censor) in Economics and Business at master’s level (2002-18)

Teaching experience

• Classroom teaching (with student interaction);
• Supervision of smaller projects;
• Supervision of master thesis;
• Online teaching;
• Supervision of groups;
• Lectures.