Ruthie D. Lyle
Principal Technical Patent Architect, Nvidia
The first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in electrical engineering from NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, Ruthie is among the world’s top Black female patent holders with more than 200 issued patents and pending applications. She honed her skills in hardware and software design and IP/technical project management at IBM and then served as Strategic Innovation Director at USAA before moving to Nvidia in 2020. Ruthie was a 2023-24 JOURNEY Fellow and joined the JOURNEY board upon finishing the year-long program.