Hi, I'm Andrew Ruffin

アンドリュー / 安努龍 / Andrés

About Me

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I'm an Okie and public/foreign policy guy who made his way into the semiconductor world. I've worked in diplomacy in Japan, tackled AI product strategy well before ChatGPT was a thing, traveled to 49 states and 35+ national parks and monuments, and maintain a crazy dream of being a pro rock drummer (or maybe just jamming in a dad band will do).

If I'm not learning, I'm dying, so here are a few things I'm working on at the moment...

Being a Good Dad
Drumming Limb Independence
Spanish & Japanese
Keyboards (the typing kind)
Cloud & Local/Private AI
Financial Planning
Cooking Succulent Meals
E-Biking

Recent Appearances

Interview at Microsoft Ignite

November 21, 2025

I represented AMD at Microsoft Ignite in San Francisco, talking all things AMD and AI on Azure

Advance Cloud Infrastucture: Essentials with AMD on Azure

February 11, 2025

I presented on the essentials of cloud infrastructure why customers should land on AMD when choosing Azure

Webinar: Prepare Your Data for the AI Frontier

Fall 2025

I joined a Neudesic / Microsoft webinar to talk all things data prep for AI