Ruth Jurgensen

Ruth Jurgensen currently serves as the Executive Director at the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a Member of the Board of Trustees for the Brooklyn Museum and a Board of Trustees member for LREI. Ruth holds the position of Advisor at Kura Labs and previously acted as Chief Executive Officer at Prep for Prep. Ruth has also been involved with the Moorestown Friends School as a School Committee Member and served on the Board of Directors for The Dovetail Project Chicago, an organization dedicated to supporting young African American fathers. With a background in education, Ruth held the role of Associate Principal at Francis W. Parker School and was the High School Principal at LREI. Earlier experience includes various teaching and administrative roles at Miss Porter's School. Ruth earned a Master of Arts in English and American Literature from Brown University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Connecticut College.