Josh Ruxin (born June 15, 1970) is an American businessman, academic, and writer. As a businessman, he is co-founder and Executive Chairman of GoodLife Pharmacy, an East Africa–based pharmaceuticals chain in Kenya and Uganda, founder of the Rwandan Health Builders non-profit, and owner of Heaven Restaurant & Boutique Hotel, also in Rwanda.[citation needed]
He was the Truman Scholar for Connecticut, 1990; a Fulbright scholar to Bolivia in 1992; and a Marshall Scholar in 1994. Formerly, Ruxin was on faculty as an assistant clinical professor of public health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.[1]
He is the author of A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda which the New York Times describes as "an absorbing and affecting narrative, documenting both victories and setbacks."[2]
Ruxin was born on June 15, 1970, in Cleveland, Ohio. He has lived in East Africa with his wife and three children. In 2008, Ruxin and his wife Alissa opened Heaven Restaurant & Boutique Hotel in the Kiyovu neighborhood of Kigali.[3][4][5][6]
Professional backgroundedit
In 2013, Ruxin founded Goodlife Pharmacy, an East Africa based pharmaceuticals chain with over 30 stores in Kenya and Uganda. He currently serves as the Executive Chairman of Goodlife. The company provides pharmaceuticals to customers across the region from convenient locations – with a total reach of 1.2 million people. It has plans to expand to more than 100 locations in the East African region.[citation needed]
Ruxin founded Health Builders, an international health NGO that applies business principles to health problems by providing technical management assistance to rural health centers in Rwanda, and served as the organization's director until 2015. He also directed The Access Project,[7] founded the Neglected Tropical Disease Control Project, and founded and directed the Millennium Villages Project in Rwanda.[8][9][10]
Ruxin was on faculty as an assistant clinical professor of public health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.[1] In 1999, he co-founded and served as a vice president of OTF Group, Inc, a strategy consulting firm.[7] He was also the Truman Scholar for Connecticut, 1990; a Fulbright Scholar to Bolivia in 1992; and a Marshall Scholar in 1994.
He also serves on the board of directors of FilmAid International and Generation Rwanda and is a faculty member at the Clergy Leadership Project.[1] Ruxin serves on the board of www.kepler.org.[citation needed]
Published worksedit
Ruxin, Josh. A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Ruxin, Josh; Antoinette Habinshuti. "Crowd control in Rwanda", Nature 474: 572–573, June 30, 2011.
Ruxin, Josh, et al. "Emerging consensus in HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and access to essential medicines", Lancet, 365:618-21, 2005.
Ruxin, Josh, Agnes Binagwaho and Paul A. Wilson. "Combating AIDS in the Developing World." Earthscan, 2005.
^"About Us". UN Millennium Project. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
^Middleton, Lee (2010-06-19). . TIME. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
^Alex Perry/Nyamata (2007-09-26). . TIME. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
External linksedit
New York Times On the Ground articles
Huffington Post articles
Big Think articles
February 15, 2024
josh, ruxin, born, june, 1970, american, businessman, academic, writer, businessman, founder, executive, chairman, goodlife, pharmacy, east, africa, based, pharmaceuticals, chain, kenya, uganda, founder, rwandan, health, builders, profit, owner, heaven, restau. Josh Ruxin born June 15 1970 is an American businessman academic and writer As a businessman he is co founder and Executive Chairman of GoodLife Pharmacy an East Africa based pharmaceuticals chain in Kenya and Uganda founder of the Rwandan Health Builders non profit and owner of Heaven Restaurant amp Boutique Hotel also in Rwanda citation needed He was the Truman Scholar for Connecticut 1990 a Fulbright scholar to Bolivia in 1992 and a Marshall Scholar in 1994 Formerly Ruxin was on faculty as an assistant clinical professor of public health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University 1 He is the author of A Thousand Hills to Heaven Love Hope and a Restaurant in Rwanda which the New York Times describes as an absorbing and affecting narrative documenting both victories and setbacks 2 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Professional background 3 Published works 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editRuxin was born on June 15 1970 in Cleveland Ohio He has lived in East Africa with his wife and three children In 2008 Ruxin and his wife Alissa opened Heaven Restaurant amp Boutique Hotel in the Kiyovu neighborhood of Kigali 3 4 5 6 Professional background editIn 2013 Ruxin founded Goodlife Pharmacy an East Africa based pharmaceuticals chain with over 30 stores in Kenya and Uganda He currently serves as the Executive Chairman of Goodlife The company provides pharmaceuticals to customers across the region from convenient locations with a total reach of 1 2 million people It has plans to expand to more than 100 locations in the East African region citation needed Ruxin founded Health Builders an international health NGO that applies business principles to health problems by providing technical management assistance to rural health centers in Rwanda and served as the organization s director until 2015 He also directed The Access Project 7 founded the Neglected Tropical Disease Control Project and founded and directed the Millennium Villages Project in Rwanda 8 9 10 Ruxin was on faculty as an assistant clinical professor of public health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University 1 In 1999 he co founded and served as a vice president of OTF Group Inc a strategy consulting firm 7 He was also the Truman Scholar for Connecticut 1990 a Fulbright Scholar to Bolivia in 1992 and a Marshall Scholar in 1994 He also serves on the board of directors of FilmAid International and Generation Rwanda and is a faculty member at the Clergy Leadership Project 1 Ruxin serves on the board of www kepler org citation needed Published works editRuxin Josh A Thousand Hills to Heaven Love Hope and a Restaurant in Rwanda New York Little Brown and Company 2013 Ruxin Josh Antoinette Habinshuti Crowd control in Rwanda Nature 474 572 573 June 30 2011 Ruxin Josh et al Emerging consensus in HIV AIDS malaria tuberculosis and access to essential medicines Lancet 365 618 21 2005 Ruxin Josh Agnes Binagwaho and Paul A Wilson Combating AIDS in the Developing World Earthscan 2005 See also editHealth Builders Goodlife PharmacyReferences edit a b c Josh N Ruxin Our Faculty Mailman School of Public Health Mailman columbia edu Retrieved 2012 07 19 Hammer Joshua 2013 12 06 Sarah Turnbull s All Good Things and More The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2017 02 21 About Us Heavenrwanda com Retrieved 2012 07 19 The New Times Rwanda Living the Dream Prof Josh Ruxin Anti Poverty Pro Prosperity Crusader Mail newtimes co rw Archived from the original on 2013 11 02 Retrieved 2012 07 21 G Pascal Zachary Business 2 0 Magazine 2007 08 01 Startup Rwanda August 1 2007 Money cnn com Retrieved 2012 07 21 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help CS1 maint numeric names authors list link The New Times Rwanda Celebrating four years of achievements with a bang Newtimes co rw Retrieved 2012 07 21 a b Team Biography Team Biography Josh Ruxin Theaccessproject com Retrieved 2012 07 19 About Us UN Millennium Project 2007 01 01 Retrieved 2012 07 19 Middleton Lee 2010 06 19 Sweet Success Can Ice Cream Help Pull Rwanda Out of Poverty TIME Archived from the original on June 21 2010 Retrieved 2012 07 21 Alex Perry Nyamata 2007 09 26 Seeds of Change in Rwanda TIME Archived from the original on July 26 2008 Retrieved 2012 07 21 External links editNew York Times On the Ground articles Forbes com articles Huffington Post articles Big Think articles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josh Ruxin amp oldid 1144770754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
