Deputy Director

Bob Ruiz

Bob Ruiz joined CDC as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2000 after an extensive 23 year career with the United States Coast Guard. As a PMF, he served as project officer in the National Center for Infectious Diseases overseeing several contracts and the Epidemiology and Laboratory Services Cooperative Agreement. His project officer experiences prepared him to manage and oversee the PHEP cooperative agreement in 2003. He served in several CDC National Centers with distinction prior to his selection for the Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program.

Bob received his Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1998 and a Masters in Health Care Administration from Southeastern University in Washington, DC.