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Albert Ruesga
Vice President, Programs and Communications
Albert (a.k.a. Glauco) Ruesga joined the Meyer Foundation in October 2001 from the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers where he served as the founding director of the national New Ventures in Philanthropy initiative. Prior to that, Mr. Ruesga was the donor resources manager at the Boston Foundation, where he provided individualized philanthropic services to major donors and donor prospects; staffed special funds and initiatives; and designed introductory grantmaking courses for advisors and young professionals. Mr. Ruesga was an assistant professor of philosophy at Gettysburg College between 1991 and 1994.
He serves as chair of Hispanics in Philanthropy and as treasurer of The Communications Network. He also serves on the boards of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers and the Catalogue for Philanthropy - Greater Washington; as an advisor to Caring for Change; and as a volunteer instructor for The Grantmaking School based at Grand Valley State University. He previously served as president of the Concilio Hispano de Cambridge and on the board of the International Institute of Boston. Mr. Ruesga is an accomplished author of articles in Social Theory and Practice, The Journal of Popular Culture, and other publications.
Mr. Ruesga earned a Ph.D. in philosophy and BS in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.