Ruth has a distinguished record of leadership in government relations, public affairs, and procurement consulting, with decades of experience shaping public policy, managing complex operations, and guiding successful public-private partnerships. Prior to aligning with Ostroff Associates, she founded The Walters Group, a government procurement consulting firm that has successfully helped businesses and nonprofits navigate the public procurement process to expand their products and services in the government marketplace for more than 20 years.
Ruth previously served as an Assistant Comptroller in the Office of the State Comptroller, where she managed more than 250 employees overseeing all payment, contract, and accounting operations for the entire State of New York. Ruth also has extensive private sector and contracting experience, having served as Project Director at Lockheed Martin IMS, where she managed the first of its kind seven state government contract for the delivery of food stamp and welfare benefits across New York and New England, advancing public sector efficiency and program delivery.
Ruth also served as a top level aide to two Assembly Speakers, eventually rising to the position of Secretary to the Speaker’s Program and Counsel Staff. She later served as a senior advisor to Governor Mario M. Cuomo, where she directed both the Office of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance and the Office of Management and Productivity, contributing to state government policy consulting and operational reform initiatives.
Ruth is a frequent lecturer on procurement, contracting, and women and minority owned business enterprise issues, and has served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Rockefeller College at the State University of New York, where she was awarded the Distinguished Service Award. She remains active in numerous civic and professional organizations, including serving on the IT Procurement Workgroup of the NYS Forum, on the Board of the Center for Women in Government, and as a Fellow in the State Academy of Public Administration.
Ruth holds a B.A. in Political Science from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Union College.
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