Ruth brings significant experience in creating and managing software companies to SpeechCycle. Previously, Ruth was a founder and COO of BuzzCompany.com and became a Vice President at Multex.com with the BuzzCompany acquisition in 2000. Before that, she founded Reiter, Brown & Co., a management-consulting firm, co-founded Software Corporation of America (SCA), an enterprise software company, consulted for John Rhodes & Co., and held management and software engineering positions at Control Data Corp. and Sears. Ruth is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. She was named to the NY City YWCA Academy of Women Achievers in 1984 and is an Associate Trustee of the University of Wisconsin Union.