Mark Ruiz is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, and a former executive at a consumer goods company. In 2007 along with now-Senator Bam Aquino, he co-founded the social enterprise Hapinoy (MicroVentures, Inc). Ruiz deepened his knowledge of social enterprise practice through the INSEAD Social Enterprise Program (ISEP), and as a fellow of Santa Clara University's Global Social Benefit Incubator in 2011. He currently serves as a Social Entrepreneur-in-Residence in INSEAD, and is a GSBI Online Mentor for 2012. He is also a Founding Partner and Board Member of Rags2Riches, Inc.