CEO of Women's Global Leadership Initiative, San Francisco

Diana Ruiz is the president and founder of Women’s Global Leadership Initiative (WGLI), a nonprofit organization that trains women in leadership development and provides support through education, mentorship and access to women’s professional networks.

Ruiz received her BA in organizational behavior from the University of San Francisco and has worked for more than 20 years in finance, sales, mediation and negotiations. Since 2008, Ruiz has served as a professional advisor for women’s leadership and economic development in several communities throughout the United States, Latin America, the Balkan Region and women in STEM associations in Tunisia and Turkey. She is currently working with delegates from Latin American countries to form an initiative around women’s economic development. Ruiz resides in San Francisco, where WGLI is headquartered. The daughter of pro-democracy Cuban revolutionaries, Ruiz continues to build on her family’s legacy through believing in the possibility of a more just world.