Natalie Ruiz is a Director with SchoolWise Partners, where she leads client relationships and quarterbacks engagements from kickoff through closing. She works side-by-side with our clients to manage the full engagement — shaping strategy and positioning, performing detailed financial and operational analysis, and driving timelines and execution. Natalie also manages all stakeholders and counterparties throughout the transaction, coordinating buyers, lenders, attorneys, accountants, and other third parties.

Prior to joining SchoolWise Partners, Natalie served as Senior Director of Marketing at Endeavor Schools, where she spent nearly a decade in progressive leadership roles developing deep industry expertise while overseeing growth strategy, performance marketing, and strategic initiatives across a national portfolio of more than 100 private schools.

Earlier in her career, Natalie held marketing and sales planning roles in the sports and entertainment industry, including positions with FanVision Entertainment and ESPN, where she managed major accounts across national and international markets.

Natalie is a graduate of the Honors College at Florida International University. She was born and currently resides in Miami (FL) with her husband and two superstar sons! Natalie is also Charlie Zamora’s sister!