Ruth Lorenz

Ruth Lorenz has a diverse work experience in various industries and roles. Ruth is currently a Manager/Team Lead for Global HR Operational Excellence and Transformation at Leica Microsystems since February 2022. Ruth has also worked as an External Lecturer in Employer Consulting at Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit from September to October 2023. Before that, they worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a People & Organization specialist from April 2020 to January 2022. Prior to that, Ruth held multiple roles at EY, including Manager in People Advisory Services from October 2016 to April 2020, Senior Consultant from October 2014 to September 2016, and Senior Associate in Advisory People & Organizational Change from October to December 2014. Ruth also worked at IFC - International Finance Corporation as a Recruitment Assistant from 2011 to 2012, as a Research Assistant at the University of Konstanz from 2007 to 2010, as an Intern at York University from September 2008 to May 2009, as an Intern in Marketing & Fairs at Deutsche Handelskammer in Österreich in 2009, and as an Intern for the Deutscher Bundestag/Bundesrepublik Deutschland, where they assisted an MP in conference preparation in March 2008.

Ruth Lorenz obtained a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in International Employment Relations from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from 2010 to 2011. Prior to that, they earned a BA in Political and Administrative Science from the University of Konstanz, where they studied from 2006 to 2010. In 2008 to 2009, they also participated in an exchange year at York University, focusing on Political Science and Human Resource Management. Additionally, they obtained several certifications, including Strategische Personalplanung kompakt from Haufe Akademie in 2023, Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) from Scrum in 2020, Train the Trainer Design Thinking from EY in 2019, Prosci certified Change Manager from Prosci in 2019, and Labour Law Certification from Laudius GmbH - Akademie für Fernstudien in 2018.