# Kathleen Ruddy

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## TL;DR

Non-profit leader who is Chief Executive Officer of the St. Baldrick's Foundation, the volunteer and donor powered charity that funds childhood cancer research.

## Summary

Kathleen Ruddy is Chief Executive Officer of the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Monrovia, California, that raises money through head-shaving events and other fundraising to fund childhood cancer research grants. The foundation's staff leadership page says she joined the childhood cancer community in early 2001 and has been instrumental in the foundation's growth, comes from a family with an inherited gene mutation that causes multiple cancers, is a two-time shavee and also serves on the foundation's Board of Directors. She leads a team that includes Chief Financial Officer Jennifer McCabe, Chief Development Officer Michael T. Lockard and Chief Mission Officer Becky Weaver.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; philanthropy
- Role: Chief Executive Officer, St. Baldrick's Foundation
- Specialisms: Non-profit leadership; Childhood cancer research funding; Volunteer fundraising

## Sources

- Source: St. Baldrick's Foundation staff leadership page: https://www.stbaldricks.org/staff-leadership/

## Connected records

- collections: [St. Baldrick's Foundation](https://onco.cc/collections/st-baldricks/)
- institutions: [St. Baldrick's Foundation](https://onco.cc/institutions/st-baldricks-foundation/)

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