Rusty Rueff, Grammy Foundation: Keys to Success
RUSTY RUEFF, CHAIRMAN GRAMMY FOUNDATION, SELF-EMPLOYED TECHNOLOGY/ENTERTAINMENT INVESTOR
Keys to Success
Rusty (@rustyrueff) is a self-employed Technology- and Entertainment-sector investor and consultant. Rusty was CEO of SNOCAP until its sale to imeem in April 2008. Previously, Rusty was an executive vice president for seven years at Electronic Arts. Prior to working at Electronic Arts, he spent 10 years holding positions with PepsiCo companies working in human resources and before that two years, spent 2 years working for the Pratt & Whitney Division of United Technologies. Rusty holds a B.A. in radio and television and an M.S. in counseling from Purdue University. Rusty and Patti gave $5 million to Purdue in 2004, the largest donation the College of Liberal Arts has ever received. The Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts in named in their honor. He is an investor and advisor to early stage entertainment and creator resources companies like RootMusic, Rethink Books, PROJECT X, UrbanTag and Spiral Staircase Productions. He sits on the boards of Glassdoor.com and HireVue. He is the co-author of the book "Talent Force: A New Manifesto for the Human Side of Business". He also is president of the board of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and vice-chair of the GRAMMY Foundation. Rusty currently serves as the Coordinating National Co-Chair of Technology for Obama and is a member of the National Finance Committee of Obama for America. Rusty lives in Burlingame, California with his wife Patti.
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