Ruben Visser

VP Finance & Operations at Virtuagym

Ruben Visser has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. In 2013, they co-founded the Young Advisory Group (YAG) in Amsterdam, where they worked as a Consultant and played a key role in acquisition and new business development for over 2 years. During this time, they successfully established the YAG as a strategic solutions provider for companies and a platform for student development.

In 2016, Ruben also joined ACE (Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship) as a Business Development intern, focusing on new business development related to Big Data. Ruben brought together startups, accelerators, investors, and corporates in this sector to foster collaboration and growth.

Since 2016, Ruben has been associated with Virtuagym, a fast-growing SaaS company. Ruben started as a Business Development Manager for the Corporate Health sector, being responsible for the commercial strategy and market-entry strategy into corporate sales. In 2017, they initiated and built a new department within Virtuagym as a Business Intelligence Manager. Ruben led a team of analysts and engineers to extract value from data and transition the company to a data-driven approach. Ruben then became the Global Head of Data & Analytics in 2019, further enhancing the company's data capabilities. Currently, as the Global Head of Operations, Ruben oversees the overall operations of Virtuagym.

Ruben Visser has a strong background in education and certifications. Ruben obtained a Master's Degree in Big Data Analytics & Financial Econometrics from the University of Amsterdam, where they studied from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's Degree in Econometrics and Operations Research at the same university from 2010 to 2014.

In addition to their formal education, Ruben has also pursued further certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge. Ruben obtained a certification in Data-driven Product Management Simulator from GoPractice, Inc in March 2022. In June 2020, Ruben completed the Product Masterclass: How to Build World Class Products from Product School. Ruben also holds a certification as a Certified Domo Professional from Domo, Inc., which they obtained in November 2019.

Furthermore, Ruben has expressed an interest in further professional development by obtaining the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification, although the month and year of acquisition are not provided in the given information. Moreover, they have also gained expertise in public speaking, although the institution and the specific details of this certification are not mentioned in the provided information.

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Timeline

  • VP Finance & Operations

    November 1, 2023 - present

  • Global Head of Operations

    January 1, 2023

  • Global Head of Data & Analytics

    August, 2019

  • Business Intelligence Manager

    July, 2017

  • Business Development Manager - Corporate Health

    October, 2016

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