Co-Founder & CEO

Build Asset Management

John Ruth is co-founder and CEO of Build Asset Management, a fixed-income and credit manager focused on delivering unique opportunities to investors that value risk management and total return opportunities.

John is graduate of the University of Missouri where he studied business and played football for the Tigers. 

Outside of Build, John is a self-described Bitcoin geek, political wonk, outdoor enthusiast, gym rat, and rare disease advocate.  John cherishes spending time with his wife and three daughters where they reside in Jefferson City, Missouri.  John loves Southwest Florida where he gladly trades Midwest beef for a few days in favor of blackened grouper sandwiches.