Diane Rucker, Angel Investor

Diane Rucker is an Innovator, Angel Investor, Ecosystem Builder, and Board Member. Diane has a passion for change - an entrepreneurial mindset that works in organizations of all sizes. She works with startups on growth and strategy. Her expertise is in helping teams to get "unstuck" - to understand the real problem that they need to solve and to take measurable action. As a leader, she is skilled at balancing timelines, resource constraints, and near-impossible goals. A compelling need to understand these trade-offs led her to MIT Sloan School of Management to pursue an Executive MBA, specializing in Entrepreneurial Strategy. Her technical background includes degrees in Materials Engineering from MIT and the University of Michigan. She has direct experience in the healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life sciences, data storage, and automotive industries. She is an active contributor to the Twin Cities entrepreneurial ecosystem and an advocate and mentor for startups. She is also a full-time angel investor (primarily in Minnesota-based or Midwest startups, through several angel groups).