Jonathan Ruane

Jonathan Ruane is a Senior Lecturer in the Global Economics and Management group at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Research Scientist at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE). His interests are at the intersection of digital technology, nascent markets and the global economy. He is an Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin and a Fulbright recipient.

Ruane teaches across Sloan (MBA, EMA, Exec Education) and EECS. He cofounded a number of pioneering graduate courses at MIT in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (with Professor Simon Johnson) and Quantum Computing (with Professor William Oliver). Both were the first of their kind in the world.

Principal Investigator for National Science Foundation (#1941583) Centre for Quantum Networks (CQN). Director of CQN Thrust 4 research focused on ensuring that society is well prepared for broad, affordable, and equitable access to the quantum internet and its economy.

Principal investigator and editor-in-chief for the MIT Quantum Index Report (QIR).

He was appointed by the Irish Government to the board of RTÉ, the State broadcaster with public service responsibilities across TV, radio, digital, and performing groups (chair of 'Digital' and 'Strategy' committees). He is a member of the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, tasked with providing the Irish Government with expert guidance, insights, and recommendations on emerging AI issues (chair of 'Future of Skills and Work' committee).

Prior to coming to MIT, Ruane was CEO of a VC backed SAAS company that he cofounded and subsequently sold.

Jonathan is an experienced mountaineer; notable summits include Mount Everest and the Eiger. He competed in the US and internationally with MIT Rowing Club and was formerly an ultra-distance marathon runner.

He is an Irish citizen and holds graduate degrees from University College Dublin and MIT.