Author Archives: Rusty Rueff

About Rusty Rueff

Rusty Rueff, author of purposed worKING. Rusty Rueff is the former Chairman Emeritus of The GRAMMY Foundation in Los Angeles. He most recently completed the successful 16 month leadership role as Coordinating National Co-Chair for Technology for Obama (T4O) for the reelection of President Obama and ten-years of Board service and President of the Board of Trustees of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Corporately, most recently Rueff was the Chief Executive Officer at SNOCAP, Inc. until the acquisition of the company by imeem, Inc. in April 2008. Before joining SNOCAP in 2005, he was Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Electronic Arts (EA) from 1998 until 2005. He was also with the PepsiCo companies for more than ten years, with the Pratt & Whitney division of United Technologies for two years, and in commercial radio as an on-air personality for six years. Rusty holds an M.S. in counseling and a B.A. in radio and television from Purdue University. In 2003 he was named a distinguished Purdue alumnus, and he and his wife, Patti, are the named benefactors of Purdue’s Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts. He is a corporate director of Glassdoor.com and runcoach. He is the co-founder and Executive Committee Member of T4A.org, serves on the Founding Circle of The Centrist Project and a founding Board Member of The GRAMMY Music Education Coalition. He is also the co-author of the book Talent Force: A New Manifesto for the Human Side of Business. Rusty and his wife, Patti, reside in Hillsborough, CA and Charlestown, R.I.

day 2106: Conventions

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“Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.”

As I write this, it is a day before the start of the GOP Convention and a week plus before the Democratic Convention.  I have no idea what will come out of these gatherings. They can go many ways.  They can be peaceful and productive, or they can turn ugly and chaotic.  Consider that even in the business world we all probably have a story or two of the bad things that happen when our employees head to a convention or a conference and the gathering of people, most out-of-town, who know each other or not, creates all kinds of activities that might not be what was intended.  I sadly suspect that we will watch, hear and read of some of this activity that will come to a head this week and next from both Cleveland and Philadelphia.

As believers, we are held to a higher standard when we are put in these types of situations.  While none of us are ever perfect, we can be extra cautious about the events and places we allow ourselves to attend.  Next time we are on the road, let’s consider the consequences that can occur to not only our reputations but also to our testimonies.

This week and next let’s also follow Paul’s encouragement to pray for those leaders who are at our political conventions and that there would be peaceful and dignified outcomes.

Reference:  1 Timothy 2:2 (New Living Translation)