Michele Ruiz (born January 21, 1965), is an entrepreneur, award-winning broadcast journalist, author, public speaker and former Los Angeles news anchor for KNBC-TV. She is co-founder and CEO of BiasSync, a SaaS technology company that helps organizations identify and eliminate biases in the workplace.[1] She is also President and CEO of Ruiz Strategies, a communications firm that develops and executes content marketing strategies for businesses, government entities and executives.[2] She is also the founder and former President/CEO of SaberHacer.com, a bilingual educational broadband website for US Hispanics.[3] She maintains a self-titled blog on the site MicheleRuiz.com.
Early life
Ruiz was born in Glendale, California[4] on January 21, 1965. Her parents were Panamanian, and Ruiz described a difficult childhood growing up in Southern California dealing with racism, discrimination and poverty, an upbringing that she credits for making her "scrappy" and determined.[4]