Georgia Research Alliance
Chris Ruttle is an accomplished entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience in various leadership roles across multiple companies. As the Owner/Manager of Best in Class Education since March 2018, Chris focuses on providing personalized educational support to students. Previously, Chris served as CEO of Rathkeale Ventures LLC, driving growth for B-to-B SMEs, and held the role of Industry Fellow at Georgia Research Alliance, assisting portfolio companies in achieving business success. Chris has a notable background as CEO at StudentBridge and Vumii Imaging Inc, where significant revenue growth and product development were achieved. Earlier career milestones include leadership positions in sales, marketing, and business development at AO Smith and General Electric, where strategic initiatives led to substantial revenue increases and successful market expansions. Chris holds a BA in Political Science and German from Wabash College.
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Georgia Research Alliance
The Georgia Research Alliance helps Georgia’s universities conduct more research and create more companies to grow the state’s economy. GRA recruits star research talent to Georgia’s universities; provides sophisticated tools and core facilities to help researchers win more competitive grants; and seeds and shapes startup companies around university inventions. The Alliance’s cumulative 32-year ROI is over $13 billion, a 19-to-1 return on Georgia’s investment. GRA’s eight partner universities are: Augusta University, Clark Atlanta University, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Mercer University, Morehouse School of Medicine and The University of Georgia.