New York, NY — Today, American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, announced Ruddy Miller as the new Vice President for Finance and Information Technology. In this role, Miller will lead the division charged with providing the highest standard of financial management to the full spectrum of AJWS stakeholders and safeguarding the organization’s global technology infrastructure.
“Ruddy has been a core and integral member of the AJWS community for more than two decades. He is a deeply skilled and trustworthy leader, and his temperament, humility, and sense of responsibility in delivering our human rights mission make him a privilege to know,” said Venus Devnani, Executive Vice President. “I am delighted to see him move into this expanded role and continue to have a key voice in executive leadership for AJWS.”
Miller joined AJWS as a budget manager in 2002 after working briefly in banking. In the last two decades, he has held increasingly senior positions in the Finance Division, including associate director and director. Most recently, Miller served as Interim Vice President for Finance. In his new role, he adds Information Technology to his portfolio.
“What started off as a job that felt like a good fit has turned into much more,” Miller said. “For me, human rights are paramount. Regardless of how a person shows up, be it their gender, their creed, the color of their skin, everyone should be able to realize their human rights. To be around like-minded people and see the work that AJWS does around the world has been a privilege. I have a lot of gratitude for having the opportunity to work here.”
During his tenure, Miller has led and facilitated countless cornerstone initiatives, including building AJWS’s first multi-year budget model to help with strategic decision making, onboarding the financial accounting system used by divisional leads during the annual budget report process and helping to design the process of tracking restricted grants.
Miller said his personal mantra has guided him and his work through the years; he firmly believes that nothing is impossible.
“Nelson Mandela said ‘It always seems impossible until it’s done.’ That has resonated with me,” Miller said. “Something may be tedious, and it may take a long time. But I never think anything is impossible.”
Born in Jamaica, Miller moved to Toronto, Canada, where he graduated from York University with a computer science degree. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Baruch College. He lives in the Bronx with his wife and daughter.
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