Kelsey Ruger
Chief Product & Technology Officer, Hello Alice
Kelsey Ruger creates environments where potential thrives naturally. As Chief Product & Technology Officer at Hello Alice, he architected the platform's growth from 20,000 to over 1.5 million users in three years while building an enterprise-grade agentic AI system that serves thousands of businesses daily. His work encompasses comprehensive program leadership including software development, grant administration, educational initiatives, and accelerator programs.
His two-decade technology leadership journey includes pivotal roles at P97 Networks, AT&T, and Prodigy Internet, where he consistently delivered innovations that balanced technological advancement with human needs. With a Post-Graduate Certificate in AI for Leaders from UT Austin and hands-on experience architecting production AI systems, Kelsey brings both strategic vision and practical implementation expertise to the challenges of AI transformation and organizational scaling.
As a former UX instructor at the University of Houston and President of the Houston Interactive Marketing Association, Kelsey discovered his passion for helping others unlock their potential. Today, he speaks at global events like SXSW and CES, sharing his "Organic Systems" methodology with organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies. His work focuses on helping growth-minded leaders scale their impact without sacrificing what makes them special—creating clarity from complexity so businesses can grow meaningfully instead of just quickly.